diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cd6d1e..8a9216f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ project(emerald LANGUAGES C)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 # dependencies
 find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 find_package(SDL2_image REQUIRED)