diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee51d6d..6dba433 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ endforeach()
 
 # Configure install destination
 install(TARGETS cropsimpletools ${EXELIST}
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${SMPT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${SMPT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${SMPT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/static)
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/static)
+
+# Provide easy (but dumb) way to uninstall
+add_custom_target(uninstall xargs rm -v < install_manifest.txt)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a022cc7..62c5167 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,3 +13,28 @@ The most recent version of simpletools, including the above documentation will a
 
 Bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches are always welcome.  \
 conor.fitzpatrick@cern.ch
+
+## Installation
+
+Building and installing are done with CMake.
+If you want to install simpletools system-wide, run:
+
+    cmake .
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+If you don't have administrator privileges and/or want to install locally, use `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to change the destination, *e.g.*:
+
+    cmake . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/.local/
+    make
+    make install
+
+### Uninstallation
+
+After running `make install`, a file called `install_manifest.txt` will be created, which lists the destinations of all installed binaries and libraries.
+To uninstall, you can run:
+
+    make uninstall
+
+which will delete every file listed in `install_manifest.txt`.
+