diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9bbb5dd6..e52b85416 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -331,18 +331,60 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
         $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/include>
         $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/include>
         $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/include>
+     # these are needed because we haven't cleaned up the API properly yet
+        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/source/Irrlicht>
+        $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/source/Irrlicht>
+        $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/source/Irrlicht>
 )
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui opengl32.lib)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
 	 $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/lib/Irrlicht_debug.lib>
 	 $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/lib/Irrlicht_rwdi.lib>
 	 $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/Irrlicht.lib>
-     # these are needed because we haven't cleaned up the API properly yet
-        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/source/Irrlicht>
-        $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/source/Irrlicht>
-        $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/source/Irrlicht>
 )
-
+function(link_irr_dependency DEPENDENCY_NAME)
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
+		 $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}d.lib>
+		 $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}.lib>
+		 $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}.lib>
+	)
+endfunction()
+function(link_irr_dependency_ DEPENDENCY_NAME)
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
+		 $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/debug/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}_d.lib>
+		 $<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/relwithdebinfo/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}.lib>
+		 $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/${DEPENDENCY_NAME}.lib>
+	)
+endfunction()
+link_irr_dependency(glslang)
+link_irr_dependency_(jpeg)
+link_irr_dependency_(IlmImf-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency_(IexMath-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency_(Iex-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency_(IlmThread-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency_(Half-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency_(Imath-2_4)
+link_irr_dependency(libpng16_static)
+# OpenSSL only ever exists in the Release variant
+if(WIN32)
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
+		 ${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libeay32.lib
+		 ${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/ssleay32.lib
+	)
+else()
+	target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
+		 ${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libcrypto.lib
+		 ${IRR_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libssl.lib
+	)
+endif()
+link_irr_dependency_(shaderc)
+link_irr_dependency_(shaderc_util)
+link_irr_dependency(SPIRV)
+link_irr_dependency_(SPIRV-Tools)
+link_irr_dependency_(SPIRV-Tools-opt)
+link_irr_dependency(OGLCompiler)
+link_irr_dependency(OSDependent)
+link_irr_dependency(HLSL)
+link_irr_dependency(zlibstatic)
 ```
 
  If you want to use git (without a submodule) then you can use `ExternalProject_Add` with the `GIT_` properties instead.
diff --git a/src/irr/CMakeLists.txt b/src/irr/CMakeLists.txt
index beb0774f1..b806517a9 100644
--- a/src/irr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/irr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -427,14 +427,7 @@ if(IRR_PCH)
 	target_precompile_headers(Irrlicht PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pch.h")
 endif()
 	
-set_target_properties(Irrlicht PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX _debug)
-set_target_properties(Irrlicht PROPERTIES RELWITHDEBDINFO_POSTFIX _relwithdebinfo)
 
-macro(irr_install_static_lib _TRGT)
-	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib CONFIGURATIONS Release)
-	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION debug/lib CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
-	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION relwithdebinfo/lib CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)
-endmacro()
 if(IRR_EMBED_BUILTIN_RESOURCES)
 	add_custom_target(builtin_resources
 	   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/irr/builtin/builtinResources.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/builtin/builtinResourceData.cpp)
@@ -445,9 +438,53 @@ elseif()
 	endforeach()
 endif()
 
-irr_install_static_lib(Irrlicht)
+
 set(IRRLICHT_HEADERS_TO_INSTALL 
 	${IRRLICHT_HEADERS_PUBLIC}
 )
 irr_install_headers("${IRRLICHT_HEADERS_TO_INSTALL}" "${IRR_ROOT_PATH}/include")
-irr_install_config_header(BuildConfigOptions.h)
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+irr_install_config_header(BuildConfigOptions.h)
+
+
+macro(irr_install_lib _TRGT)
+	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib CONFIGURATIONS Release)
+	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION debug/lib CONFIGURATIONS Debug)
+	install(TARGETS ${_TRGT} ARCHIVE DESTINATION relwithdebinfo/lib CONFIGURATIONS RelWithDebInfo)
+endmacro()
+# Install main lib
+set_target_properties(Irrlicht PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX _debug)
+set_target_properties(Irrlicht PROPERTIES RELWITHDEBDINFO_POSTFIX _relwithdebinfo)
+irr_install_lib(Irrlicht)
+
+#install dependencies
+irr_install_lib(glslang)
+irr_install_lib(jpeg)
+irr_install_lib(Half)
+irr_install_lib(HLSL)
+irr_install_lib(Iex)
+irr_install_lib(IexMath)
+irr_install_lib(IlmImf)
+irr_install_lib(IlmThread)
+irr_install_lib(Imath)
+irr_install_lib(png_static)
+if(WIN32)
+	install(FILES
+			"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:openssl_build,BINARY_DIR>/build/lib/libeay32.lib"
+			"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:openssl_build,BINARY_DIR>/build/lib/ssleay32.lib"
+		DESTINATION lib
+	)
+else()
+	install(FILES
+			"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:openssl_build,BINARY_DIR>/build/lib/libcrypto.a"
+			"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:openssl_build,BINARY_DIR>/build/lib/libssl.a"
+		DESTINATION lib
+	)
+endif()
+irr_install_lib(shaderc)
+irr_install_lib(shaderc_util)
+irr_install_lib(SPIRV)
+irr_install_lib(SPIRV-Tools)
+irr_install_lib(SPIRV-Tools-opt)
+irr_install_lib(OGLCompiler)
+irr_install_lib(OSDependent)
+irr_install_lib(zlibstatic)
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