diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 09bd2d5..05ba13e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,35 @@ execute_process(
 #
 #
 
+find_program(WaylandScanner NAMES wayland-scanner)
+message(STATUS "Found WaylandScanner at ${WaylandScanner}")
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND pkg-config --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+message(STATUS "Found wayland-protocols at ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}")
+
+function(protocol protoPath protoName external)
+    if (external)
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} client-header ${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.h
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} private-code ${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.c
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        target_sources(hyprpaper PRIVATE ${protoName}-protocol.h ${protoName}-protocol.c)
+    else()
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} client-header ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.h
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${WaylandScanner} private-code ${WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_DIR}/${protoPath} ${protoName}-protocol.c
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+        target_sources(hyprpaper PRIVATE ${protoName}-protocol.h ${protoName}-protocol.c)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
 include_directories(.)
 add_compile_options(-std=c++2b -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE )
 add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-value -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-narrowing)
@@ -47,6 +76,11 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES "src/*.cpp")
 
 add_executable(hyprpaper ${SRCFILES})
 
+protocol("protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml" "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1" true)
+protocol("stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml" "xdg-shell" false)
+protocol("stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml" "viewporter" false)
+protocol("staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml" "fractional-scale-v1" false)
+
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpaper PRIVATE "-DGIT_COMMIT_HASH=\"${GIT_COMMIT_HASH}\"")
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpaper PRIVATE "-DGIT_BRANCH=\"${GIT_BRANCH}\"")
 target_compile_definitions(hyprpaper PRIVATE "-DGIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE=\"${GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE}\"")
@@ -66,10 +100,6 @@ target_link_libraries(hyprpaper
         pthread
         magic
         ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/xdg-shell-protocol.o
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fractional-scale-v1-protocol.o
-        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/viewporter-protocol.o
         wayland-cursor
 )
 
@@ -78,3 +108,5 @@ IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
     SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pg -no-pie -fno-builtin")
     SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -pg -no-pie -fno-builtin")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
+
+install(TARGETS hyprpaper)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e02aec..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-CFLAGS ?= -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-result -Wdeclaration-after-statement
-
-CFLAGS += -I. -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE -std=c99
-
-WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS=$(shell pkg-config --variable=pkgdatadir wayland-protocols)
-WAYLAND_SCANNER=$(shell pkg-config --variable=wayland_scanner wayland-scanner)
-
-PKGS = wlroots wayland-server
-CFLAGS += $(foreach p,$(PKGS),$(shell pkg-config --cflags $(p)))
-LDLIBS += $(foreach p,$(PKGS),$(shell pkg-config --libs $(p)))
-
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml $@
-
-wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o: wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.h
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml $@
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml $@
-
-xdg-shell-protocol.o: xdg-shell-protocol.h
-
-fractional-scale-v1-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml $@
-
-fractional-scale-v1-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml $@
-
-fractional-scale-v1-protocol.o: fractional-scale-v1-protocol.h
-
-viewporter-protocol.h:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) client-header \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml $@
-
-viewporter-protocol.c:
-	$(WAYLAND_SCANNER) private-code \
-		$(WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS)/stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml $@
-
-viewporter-protocol.o: viewporter-protocol.h
-
-protocols: wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-protocol.o xdg-shell-protocol.o fractional-scale-v1-protocol.o viewporter-protocol.o
-
-clear:
-	rm -rf build
-	rm -f *.o *-protocol.h *-protocol.c
-
-release:
-	mkdir -p build && cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -H./ -B./build -G Ninja
-	cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j 10
-
-debug:
-	mkdir -p build && cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug -H./ -B./build -G Ninja
-	cmake --build ./build --config Debug --target all -j 10
-
-all:
-	make clear
-	make protocols
-	make release
-
-install:
-	make all
-	cp ./build/hyprpaper $(PREFIX)/bin -f
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a9d68d..47712cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,13 +49,18 @@ sudo zypper install ninja gcc-c++ wayland-protocols-devel Mesa-libGLESv3-devel f
 
 ### Building
 
-```
-git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpaper
-cd hyprpaper
-make all
+Building is done via CMake:
+
+```sh
+cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S . -B ./build
+cmake --build ./build --config Release --target hyprpaper -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
 ```
 
-*the output binary will be in `./build/`, copy it to your PATH, e.g. `/usr/bin`*
+Install with:
+
+```sh
+cmake --install ./build
+```
 
 # Usage
 
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index ba84dc6..ab24856 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   stdenv,
   pkg-config,
   cmake,
-  ninja,
   cairo,
   expat,
   file,
@@ -30,11 +29,16 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "hyprpaper" + lib.optionalString debug "-debug";
   inherit version;
+
   src = ../.;
 
+  cmakeBuildType =
+    if debug
+    then "Debug"
+    else "Release";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    ninja
     pkg-config
   ];
 
@@ -61,33 +65,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     util-linux
   ];
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    runHook preConfigure
-
-    make protocols
-
-    runHook postConfigure
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    runHook preBuild
-
-    make release
-
-    runHook postBuild
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/{bin,share/licenses}
-
-    install -Dm755 build/hyprpaper -t $out/bin
-    install -Dm644 LICENSE -t $out/share/licenses/hyprpaper
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprpaper";
     description = "A blazing fast wayland wallpaper utility with IPC controls";