diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35f3021..d8458eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ project(vsgQt
     DESCRIPTION "Qt integration with VulkanSceneGraph"
     LANGUAGES CXX
 )
+
+option(VSGQT_BUILD_EXMAPLES "Build examples" ON)
+
 set(VSGQT_SOVERSION 3)
 set(VSGQT_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0)
 
@@ -22,8 +25,6 @@ find_package(vsg 1.1.2)
 vsg_setup_dir_vars()
 vsg_setup_build_vars()
 
-find_package(vsgXchange) # only used by examples
-
 # if Qt5 then we need 5.10 or later
 find_package(${QT_PACKAGE_NAME} COMPONENTS Widgets REQUIRED)
 
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(src/vsgQt)
-add_subdirectory(examples)
+if (VSGQT_BUILD_EXMAPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
 
 vsg_add_feature_summary()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 131fa2c..3e39061 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+find_package(vsgXchange CONFIG)
+
 add_subdirectory(vsgqtviewer)
 add_subdirectory(vsgqtmdi)
 add_subdirectory(vsgqtwindows)