diff --git a/hyprland-protocols.pc.in b/hyprland-protocols.pc.in
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+prefix=@prefix@
+datarootdir=@datarootdir@
+pkgdatadir=${pc_sysrootdir}${datarootdir}/@PACKAGE@
+
+Name: Hyprland Protocols
+Description: Hyprland protocol files
+Version: @HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_VERSION@
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
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+project('hyprland-protocols',
+	version: '0.1',
+	meson_version: '>= 0.55.0',
+)
+
+hyprland_protocols_version = meson.project_version()
+
+fs = import('fs')
+
+protocols = {
+  'hyprland-toplevel-export': ['v1']
+}
+
+protocol_files = []
+
+foreach name : protocols.keys()
+	foreach version : protocols.get(name)
+		protocol_files += [
+			'protocols/@0@-@1@.xml'.format(name, version)
+		]
+	endforeach
+endforeach
+
+foreach protocol_file : protocol_files
+	protocol_install_dir = fs.parent(join_paths(
+		get_option('datadir'),
+		protocol_file,
+	))
+	install_data(
+		protocol_file,
+		install_dir: protocol_install_dir,
+	)
+endforeach
+
+hyprland_protocols_srcdir = meson.current_source_dir()
+
+pkgconfig_configuration = configuration_data()
+pkgconfig_configuration.set('prefix', get_option('prefix'))
+pkgconfig_configuration.set('datarootdir', '${prefix}/@0@'.format(get_option('datadir')))
+pkgconfig_configuration.set('abs_top_srcdir', hyprland_protocols_srcdir)
+pkgconfig_configuration.set('PACKAGE', 'hyprland-protocols')
+pkgconfig_configuration.set('HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS_VERSION', hyprland_protocols_version)
+
+pkg_install_dir = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'pkgconfig')
+configure_file(
+	input: 'hyprland-protocols.pc.in',
+	output: 'hyprland-protocols.pc',
+	configuration: pkgconfig_configuration,
+	install_dir: pkg_install_dir,
+)
+
+hyprland_protocols = declare_dependency(
+	variables: {
+		'pkgdatadir': hyprland_protocols_srcdir,
+	},
+)
+
+meson.override_dependency('hyprland-protocols', hyprland_protocols)