diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c6ba296b..c2b11a3b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ message(STATUS "mapnik version: ${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+include(MapnikMinimumVersions)
 include(MapnikFindPackage)
 include(MapnikCopyDependencies)
 include(MapnikInstall)
@@ -95,24 +96,14 @@ set(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON) # require the specified CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD
 set(MAPNIK_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d" CACHE STRING "sets the debug library postfix on mapnik, wkt and json")
 message(STATUS "postfix for debug libraries: ${MAPNIK_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
 
-if(WIN32)
-    set(DEFAULT_BIN_DIR bin)
-    set(DEFAULT_LIB_DIR lib)
-    set(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_DIR lib)
-else()
-    include(GNUInstallDirs)
-    set(DEFAULT_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-    set(DEFAULT_LIB_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-    set(DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-endif()
-# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#runtime-output-artifacts
-set(MAPNIK_BIN_DIR ${DEFAULT_BIN_DIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for binaries")
-# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#library-output-artifacts
-set(MAPNIK_LIB_DIR ${DEFAULT_LIB_DIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for libraries")
-# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html#archive-output-artifacts
-set(MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR ${DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_DIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for archives")
-
-set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}/cmake/mapnik CACHE STRING "Install directory of the cmake targets")
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+# See for more details: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html
+set(MAPNIK_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for binaries")
+set(MAPNIK_LIB_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for libraries")
+set(MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for archives")
+set(MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR} CACHE STRING "Install directory for the headers")
+set(MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}/cmake/mapnik CACHE STRING "Install directory of the cmake targets")
+set(MAPNIK_PKGCONF_DIR ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}/pkgconfig CACHE STRING "Install directory for the .pc files for pkg-config")
 
 if(WIN32)
     set(DEFAULT_PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}/mapnik/input)
@@ -144,7 +135,7 @@ endif()
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 mapnik_find_threads()
 mapnik_find_package(ICU REQUIRED COMPONENTS uc i18n data)
-mapnik_find_package(Boost 1.61 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem system regex)
+mapnik_find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem system regex)
 if(USE_BOOST_REGEX_ICU_WORKAROUND)
     message(STATUS "using boost regex workaround")
     set_property(TARGET Boost::regex PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
@@ -153,15 +144,14 @@ endif()
 mapnik_find_package(Freetype REQUIRED)
 
 # try to find harfbuzz with the native configuration and fallback to our "own" FindHarfBuzz
-set(HARFBUZZ_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.9.34)
-mapnik_find_package(harfbuzz CONFIG QUIET)
+mapnik_find_package(harfbuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG QUIET)
 if(harfbuzz_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Found harfbuzz native cmake")
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS harfbuzz::harfbuzz)
 else()
     # we use our "own" FindHarfBuzz. See https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/pull/4191#issuecomment-874728157 for more details
     message(STATUS "Fallback to FindHarfBuzz")
-    mapnik_find_package(HarfBuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MINIMUM_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS ICU)
+    mapnik_find_package(HarfBuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS ICU)
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS HarfBuzz::HarfBuzz HarfBuzz::ICU)
 endif()
 
@@ -229,6 +219,7 @@ endif()
 # (used by MapnikInstall.cmake. properties are needed since "set(...)" will be out of scope
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGETS "")
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PLUGINS "")
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY MAPNIK_UTILITIES "")
 
 if(USE_GLIBC_WORKAROUND)
     message("using glibc workaround")
@@ -308,11 +299,11 @@ endif()
 
 if(USE_PROJ)
     #https://proj.org/development/cmake.html
-    mapnik_find_package(PROJ QUIET)
+    mapnik_find_package(PROJ ${PROJ_MIN_VERSION} QUIET)
     # currently the cmake files are not installed, when installing proj via apt-get. So search via pkg-config
     if(NOT PROJ_FOUND)
         message(STATUS "PROJ not found via FindPROJ. Searching via pkg-config...")
-        pkg_check_modules(PROJ REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET proj)
+        pkg_check_modules(PROJ REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET proj>=${PROJ_MIN_VERSION})
         string(REGEX MATCH "([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)" _dummy "${PROJ_VERSION}")
         set(PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
         set(PROJ_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
@@ -322,7 +313,7 @@ if(USE_PROJ)
     message(STATUS "Using mapnik PROJ version: ${MAPNIK_PROJ_VERSION}")
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS MAPNIK_USE_PROJ MAPNIK_PROJ_VERSION=${MAPNIK_PROJ_VERSION})
     list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS ${PROJ_LIBRARIES})
-    list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS_INCLUDE ${PROJ_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    list(APPEND MAPNIK_OPTIONAL_LIBS_INCLUDE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJ_INCLUDE_DIRS}>)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_GRID_RENDERER)
@@ -367,15 +358,7 @@ target_link_libraries(core INTERFACE
 )
 target_compile_definitions(core INTERFACE ${MAPNIK_COMPILE_DEFS})
 
-install(TARGETS core 
-    EXPORT MapnikTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION include/
-    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/
-    COMPONENT mapnik
-)
+mapnik_install(core)
 
 add_subdirectory(deps)
 add_subdirectory(src)
@@ -391,60 +374,25 @@ if(BUILD_TEST)
 endif()
 
 # start package mapnik
-include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+include(MapnikExport)
+include(MapnikExportPkgConfig)
 
-# set the cmake targets install location
-set(INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR include/)
-write_basic_package_version_file(
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfigVersion.cmake"
-  VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-  COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
-)
-
-list(JOIN MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES "\n" MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES)
-configure_package_config_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfig.cmake"
-  INSTALL_DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}
-  PATH_VARS INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR FONTS_INSTALL_DIR MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES
-)
-
-install(
-    FILES
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfig.cmake"
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfigVersion.cmake"
-    DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}
-)
-
-install(
-    FILES 
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindCairo.cmake" 
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindWebP.cmake"
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindHarfBuzz.cmake"
-    DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}/Modules
-)
-
-install(EXPORT MapnikTargets
-        FILE mapnikTargets.cmake
-        NAMESPACE mapnik::
-        DESTINATION ${INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR}
-)
-
-install(DIRECTORY include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
-install(DIRECTORY deps/agg/include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
-install(DIRECTORY deps/mapnik TYPE INCLUDE)
+install(DIRECTORY include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
+install(DIRECTORY deps/agg/include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
+install(DIRECTORY deps/mapnik DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 install(DIRECTORY fonts/ DESTINATION ${FONTS_INSTALL_DIR} FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.py" EXCLUDE PATTERN "*")
 
 if(NOT USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_GEOMETRY)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/geometry/include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/geometry/include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 if(NOT USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_POLYLABEL)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/polylabel/include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/polylabel/include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 if(NOT USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_PROTOZERO)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/protozero/include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/protozero/include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 if(NOT USE_EXTERNAL_MAPBOX_VARIANT)
-    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/variant/include/ TYPE INCLUDE)
+    install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/mapbox/variant/include/ DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
 mapnik_install_targets()
diff --git a/cmake/GetVersion.cmake b/cmake/GetVersion.cmake
index 8c512645b..668cbe34d 100644
--- a/cmake/GetVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GetVersion.cmake
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ macro(get_mapnik_version)
 
     string(REGEX MATCH "MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION ([0-9]*)" _ ${VERSION_FILE})
     set(MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+
+    set(MAPNIK_VERSION ${MAPNIK_MAJOR_VERSION}.${MAPNIK_MINOR_VERSION}.${MAPNIK_PATCH_VERSION})
 endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikExport.cmake b/cmake/MapnikExport.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90711ab28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/MapnikExport.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+
+# export mapnik configuration
+write_basic_package_version_file(
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfigVersion.cmake"
+    VERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION}
+    COMPATIBILITY ExactVersion
+)
+get_property(MAPNIK_UTILITIES GLOBAL PROPERTY MAPNIK_UTILITIES)
+list(JOIN MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES "\n" MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES)
+configure_package_config_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfig.cmake"
+    INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+    PATH_VARS MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR FONTS_INSTALL_DIR MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES MAPNIK_UTILITIES
+    NO_CHECK_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS_MACRO
+)
+
+install(
+    FILES
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfig.cmake"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mapnikConfigVersion.cmake"
+    DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+)
+
+# install our modules, so that the expected target names are found. 
+install(
+    FILES 
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindCairo.cmake" 
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindWebP.cmake"
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/FindHarfBuzz.cmake"
+    DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}/Modules
+)
+
+install(EXPORT MapnikTargets
+    DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+    FILE mapnikTargets.cmake
+    NAMESPACE mapnik::
+)
+
+
+# Create configuration dependend files for the plugin install dirs.
+# some package managers are using different paths per configuration.
+string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" _build_type)
+string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" _build_type_l)
+set(_mapnik_plugin_file_name "mapnikPlugins-${_build_type}")
+file(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_mapnik_plugin_file_name}.cmake.in "set(MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR_${_build_type_l} \"@PACKAGE_PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR@\" CACHE STRING \"\")\n")
+include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+configure_package_config_file(
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_mapnik_plugin_file_name}.cmake.in
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_mapnik_plugin_file_name}.cmake
+  PATH_VARS PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR
+  INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+)
+install(
+  FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_mapnik_plugin_file_name}.cmake
+  DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+)
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake b/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5649cb107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/MapnikExportPkgConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+function(create_pkg_config_file _target _lib_name _description)
+    string(CONFIGURE [[
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
+
+Name: @_lib_name@
+Description: @_description@
+Version: @MAPNIK_VERSION@
+Libs: -L"${libdir}" -l$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:@_target@>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:@_target@>$<TARGET_PROPERTY:@_target@,$<CONFIG>_POSTFIX>
+Cflags: -I"${includedir}" ]] 
+    _contents @ONLY)
+
+    file(GENERATE
+        OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lib_name}.pc
+        CONTENT "${_contents}"
+    )
+    install(
+        FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lib_name}.pc
+        DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_PKGCONF_DIR}
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+function(create_pkg_config_file_mapnik _lib_name _description)
+    get_target_property(_compile_defs core INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+    string(JOIN " -D" _str_compile_defs ${_compile_defs})
+    if(_str_compile_defs) 
+        set(_str_compile_defs "-D${_str_compile_defs}")
+    endif()
+    string(CONFIGURE [[
+prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
+
+Name: @_lib_name@
+Description: @_description@
+Version: @MAPNIK_VERSION@
+Requires: libmapnikwkt libmapnikjson
+Libs: -L"${libdir}" -l$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:mapnik>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:mapnik>$<TARGET_PROPERTY:mapnik,$<CONFIG>_POSTFIX> -l$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:json>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:json>$<TARGET_PROPERTY:json,$<CONFIG>_POSTFIX> -l$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:wkt>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:wkt>$<TARGET_PROPERTY:wkt,$<CONFIG>_POSTFIX>
+Cflags: -I"${includedir}" @_str_compile_defs@]] 
+    _contents @ONLY)
+    file(GENERATE
+        OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lib_name}.pc
+        CONTENT "${_contents}"
+    )
+    install(
+        FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${_lib_name}.pc
+        DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_PKGCONF_DIR}
+    )
+endfunction()
+
+
+create_pkg_config_file(wkt libmapnikwkt "wkt library")
+create_pkg_config_file(json libmapnikjson "json library")
+create_pkg_config_file_mapnik("libmapnik" "mapnik library")
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikInstall.cmake b/cmake/MapnikInstall.cmake
index 5e9cd1349..4d1d0bb4d 100644
--- a/cmake/MapnikInstall.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MapnikInstall.cmake
@@ -1,63 +1,97 @@
-function(mapnik_install)
-    set(options ALREADY_INSTALLED IS_PLUGIN)
-    set(oneValueArgs TARGET)
-    set(multiValueArgs)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(MAPNIK_INSTALL "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
-
-    if(NOT MAPNIK_INSTALL_ALREADY_INSTALLED AND NOT MAPNIK_INSTALL_IS_PLUGIN)
-        install(TARGETS ${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET}
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
-            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
-        )
-    elseif(NOT MAPNIK_INSTALL_ALREADY_INSTALLED AND MAPNIK_INSTALL_IS_PLUGIN)
-        install(TARGETS ${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET}
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
-            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
-        )
-    endif()
-    if(NOT MAPNIK_INSTALL_IS_PLUGIN)
-        message(STATUS "${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET}")
-        get_target_property(TARGET_TYPE "${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET}" TYPE)
-        if (TARGET_TYPE STREQUAL "EXECUTABLE")
-            get_property(MAPNIK_INSTALLED_TARGETS GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGETS)
-            list(APPEND MAPNIK_INSTALLED_TARGETS ${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET})
-            set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGETS ${MAPNIK_INSTALLED_TARGETS})
-        endif()
-    else()
-        get_property(MAPNIK_INSTALLED_PLUGINS GLOBAL PROPERTY PLUGINS)
-        list(APPEND MAPNIK_INSTALLED_PLUGINS ${MAPNIK_INSTALL_TARGET})
-        set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PLUGINS ${MAPNIK_INSTALLED_PLUGINS})
+#
+# Install library targets that consuming users need.
+#
+function(mapnik_install _target)
+    install(TARGETS ${_target}
+        EXPORT MapnikTargets
+        INCLUDES DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR}
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikRuntime
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikRuntime
+            NAMELINK_COMPONENT MapnikDevelopment
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikDevelopment
+    )
+    get_target_property(TARGET_TYPE "${_target}" TYPE)
+    if (TARGET_TYPE STREQUAL "SHARED_LIBRARY")
+        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY TARGETS ${_target})
     endif()
 endfunction()
 
+#
+# Install plugins
+#
+function(mapnik_install_plugin _target)
+    install(TARGETS ${_target}
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikPluginRuntime
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikPluginRuntime
+            NAMELINK_COMPONENT MapnikPluginDevelopment
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikPluginDevelopment
+    )
+    set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY PLUGINS ${_target})
+endfunction()
+
+#
+# Install executables. These are available via COMPONENTS in find_package
+#
+function(mapnik_install_utility _target)
+    set(_target_name "mapnikUtilityTargets_${_target}")
+    install(TARGETS ${_target}
+        EXPORT ${_target_name}
+        INCLUDES DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR}
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikRuntime
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikRuntime
+            NAMELINK_COMPONENT MapnikDevelopment
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
+            COMPONENT MapnikDevelopment
+    )
+    install(EXPORT ${_target_name}
+        FILE ${_target_name}.cmake
+        NAMESPACE mapnik::
+        DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_CMAKE_DIR}
+    )
+    set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY MAPNIK_UTILITIES ${_target})
+endfunction()
+
+
 
 function(mapnik_install_targets)
     if(INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES AND WIN32)
         # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/policy/CMP0087.html
         cmake_policy(SET CMP0087 NEW)
-        get_property(MAPNIK_INSTALLED_TARGETS GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGETS)
-        get_property(MAPNIK_INSTALLED_PLUGINS GLOBAL PROPERTY PLUGINS)
-        set(INTERNAL_TARGETS "")
-        set(INTERNAL_PLUGINS "")
+        get_property(_installed_utilities GLOBAL PROPERTY MAPNIK_UTILITIES)
+        get_property(_installed_targets GLOBAL PROPERTY TARGETS)
+        get_property(_installed_plugins GLOBAL PROPERTY PLUGINS)
+        set(_internal_executables "")
+        set(_internal_libraries "")
 
-        foreach(_target IN LISTS MAPNIK_INSTALLED_TARGETS)
-            list(APPEND INTERNAL_TARGETS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_target}>")
+        foreach(_target IN LISTS _installed_utilities)
+            list(APPEND _internal_executables "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_target}>")
         endforeach()
-        foreach(_target IN LISTS MAPNIK_INSTALLED_PLUGINS)
-            list(APPEND INTERNAL_PLUGINS "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_target}>")
+        foreach(_target IN LISTS _installed_targets)
+            list(APPEND _internal_libraries "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_target}>")
+        endforeach()
+        foreach(_target IN LISTS _installed_plugins)
+            list(APPEND _internal_libraries "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR}/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_target}>")
         endforeach()
         # all other executables get auto detected and fixed.
-        list(GET INTERNAL_TARGETS 0 INTERNAL_TARGETS)
+        if(_internal_executables)
+            list(GET _internal_executables 0 _internal_executables)
+        endif()
 
         INSTALL(CODE "
-            message(STATUS \"${INTERNAL_TARGETS}\")
-            message(STATUS \"${INTERNAL_PLUGINS}\")
+            message(STATUS \"${_internal_executables}\")
+            message(STATUS \"${_internal_libraries}\")
             
             include(BundleUtilities)
-            fixup_bundle(\"${INTERNAL_TARGETS}\" \"${INTERNAL_PLUGINS}\" \"${ADDITIONAL_LIBARIES_PATHS}\")
-        " COMPONENT Runtime)
+            fixup_bundle(\"${_internal_executables}\" \"${_internal_libraries}\" \"${ADDITIONAL_LIBARIES_PATHS}\")
+        " COMPONENT MapnikRuntime)
     endif()
 
 endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake b/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4ae45924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/MapnikMinimumVersions.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.61)
+set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION 0.9.34)
+set(PROJ_MIN_VERSION 7.2.0)
diff --git a/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in
index 8e724e9ff..ef5e07c23 100644
--- a/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/mapnikConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
-set_and_check(MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR "@PACKAGE_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@" CACHE STRING "")
-set_and_check(MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR "@PACKAGE_PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR@" CACHE STRING "")
+set_and_check(MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR "@PACKAGE_MAPNIK_INCLUDE_DIR@" CACHE STRING "")
 set_and_check(MAPNIK_FONTS_DIR "@PACKAGE_FONTS_INSTALL_DIR@" CACHE STRING "")
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Modules/")
@@ -9,7 +8,43 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Modules/")
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 @MAPNIK_DEPENDENCIES@
 
-
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mapnikTargets.cmake")
 
-check_required_components(mapnik)
+set(_supported_components @MAPNIK_UTILITIES@)
+foreach(_comp ${mapnik_FIND_COMPONENTS})
+  if (NOT _comp IN_LIST _supported_components)
+    set(mapnik_FOUND False)
+    set(mapnik_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE "Unsupported component: ${_comp}")
+  endif()
+  include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mapnikUtilityTargets_${_comp}.cmake")
+endforeach()
+
+
+get_filename_component(_plugin_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
+file(GLOB CONFIG_FILES "${_plugin_dir}/mapnikPlugins-*.cmake")
+foreach(f ${CONFIG_FILES})
+  include(${f})
+endforeach()
+
+function(mapnik_find_plugin_dir PLUGIN_DIR)
+    string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" _build_type_l)
+    set(_plugin_dir "${MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR_${_build_config}}")
+    # only release has more then one configuration
+    if(NOT _plugin_dir) 
+        set(_all_rel_cfgs RELEASE RELWITHDEBINFO MINSIZEREL)
+        list(FIND _all_rel_cfgs ${_build_config} _is_rel_cfg)
+        # check if the current configuration is a known release configuration
+        if(${_is_rel_cfg} GREATER_EQUAL 0)
+            foreach(_rel_cfg IN LISTS _all_rel_cfgs)
+                set(_plugin_dir "${MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR_${_rel_cfg}}")
+                if(_plugin_dir) 
+                    break()
+                endif()
+            endforeach()
+        endif()
+    endif()
+    if(NOT _plugin_dir)
+        message(WARNING "Could not find a plugin install dir for configuration ${_build_type_l}")
+    endif()
+    set(${PLUGIN_DIR} ${_plugin_dir} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()  
diff --git a/demo/c++/CMakeLists.txt b/demo/c++/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b758fa2c..ffa2cb1a8 100644
--- a/demo/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demo/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ add_executable(mapnik-demo rundemo.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(mapnik-demo PRIVATE mapnik::agg mapnik::mapnik)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET mapnik-demo)
 mapnik_copy_plugins(TARGET mapnik-demo DESTINATION plugins/input PLUGINS input-shape)
 mapnik_require_fonts(TARGET mapnik-demo DESTINATION fonts)
 mapnik_copy_dependencies(TARGETS mapnik-demo PLUGINS input-shape)
diff --git a/demo/viewer/CMakeLists.txt b/demo/viewer/CMakeLists.txt
index 10ae37af7..445d5fa78 100644
--- a/demo/viewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demo/viewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if(QT_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 6)
 endif()
 
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/viewer.ini DESTINATION bin)
-mapnik_install(TARGET mapnik-viewer)
+mapnik_install_utility(mapnik-viewer)
 
 mapnik_copy_dependencies(
     TARGETS 
diff --git a/docs/cmake-usage.md b/docs/cmake-usage.md
index 32088992c..2c646b2d3 100644
--- a/docs/cmake-usage.md
+++ b/docs/cmake-usage.md
@@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ All targets:
 * `mapnik::wkt`: wkt support for libmapnik.
 
 All mapnik executables and targets are exported within `mapnikTargets.cmake`. 
-
-The plugin dir is available in the variable `MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR`. 
 The font path is is available in the variable `MAPNIK_FONTS_DIR`. 
 
+The install location of the plugins might be configuration dependent. 
+For each configuration there exists a variable `MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR_<CONFIGURATION>` where `<CONFIGURATION>` is one of `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` as upper case.
+There is a function exported which you can use to query the plugin dir for known typical configurations:
+```
+mapnik_find_plugin_dir(MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR)
+```
+`MAPNIK_PLUGINS_DIR` will contain then the plugin dir. If a path could not be found, a warning is printed.
+
 ## Recommendations
 
 If you target a specific platform, it is recommended to create a toolchain file and set all the options and library path that you would normally set via cmd line options.
diff --git a/plugins/input/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/CMakeLists.txt
index d289c2a3e..be5d0b11a 100644
--- a/plugins/input/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+set(_plugin_prefix "")
+set(_plugin_suffix ".input")
+
 if(USE_PLUGIN_INPUT_CSV)
     message(STATUS "using input plugin csv")
     add_subdirectory(csv)
diff --git a/plugins/input/csv/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/csv/CMakeLists.txt
index 765ad98b5..636f5f147 100644
--- a/plugins/input/csv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/csv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ add_library(input-csv MODULE
     csv_inline_featureset.cpp
     csv_utils.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::csv ALIAS input-csv)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-csv PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik 
     mapnik::wkt 
     mapnik::json
 )
-set_target_properties(input-csv PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-csv PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "csv")
-set_target_properties(input-csv PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
+set_target_properties(input-csv PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "csv"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-csv IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-csv)
diff --git a/plugins/input/gdal/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/gdal/CMakeLists.txt
index b07d16c75..6ae6336a4 100644
--- a/plugins/input/gdal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/gdal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ add_library(input-gdal MODULE
     gdal_datasource.cpp
     gdal_featureset.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::gdal ALIAS input-gdal)
-
 target_include_directories(input-gdal PRIVATE ${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(input-gdal PRIVATE 
     mapnik::mapnik
     ${GDAL_LIBRARIES}
 )
-set_target_properties(input-gdal PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-gdal PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "gdal")
-set_target_properties(input-gdal PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
+set_target_properties(input-gdal PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "gdal"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-gdal IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-gdal)
diff --git a/plugins/input/geobuf/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/geobuf/CMakeLists.txt
index 47901ab7f..6406d528f 100644
--- a/plugins/input/geobuf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/geobuf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ add_library(input-geobuf MODULE
     geobuf_datasource.cpp
     geobuf_featureset.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::geobuf ALIAS input-geobuf)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-geobuf PRIVATE mapnik::mapnik)
+set_target_properties(input-geobuf PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "geobuf"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-geobuf PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-geobuf PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "geobuf")
-set_target_properties(input-geobuf PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-geobuf IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-geobuf)
diff --git a/plugins/input/geojson/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/geojson/CMakeLists.txt
index 86f15474f..e04b7a768 100644
--- a/plugins/input/geojson/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/geojson/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ add_library(input-geojson MODULE
     geojson_index_featureset.cpp 
     geojson_memory_index_featureset.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::geojson ALIAS input-geojson)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-geojson PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik
     mapnik::json
 )
+set_target_properties(input-geojson PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "geojson"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-geojson PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-geojson PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "geojson")
-set_target_properties(input-geojson PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-geojson IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-geojson)
diff --git a/plugins/input/ogr/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/ogr/CMakeLists.txt
index d8eface2a..b149bd893 100644
--- a/plugins/input/ogr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/ogr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ add_library(input-ogr MODULE
     ogr_featureset.cpp
     ogr_index_featureset.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::ogr ALIAS input-ogr)
-
 target_include_directories(input-ogr PRIVATE ${GDAL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(input-ogr PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik
     ${GDAL_LIBRARIES}
 )
-set_target_properties(input-ogr PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-ogr PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "ogr")
-set_target_properties(input-ogr PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
+set_target_properties(input-ogr PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "ogr"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-ogr IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-ogr)
diff --git a/plugins/input/pgraster/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/pgraster/CMakeLists.txt
index fed8f6a6c..7e6cb4dc7 100644
--- a/plugins/input/pgraster/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/pgraster/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ add_library(input-pgraster MODULE
     pgraster_featureset.cpp 
     pgraster_wkb_reader.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::pgraster ALIAS input-pgraster)
-
-
 target_link_libraries(input-pgraster PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik  
     PostgreSQL::PostgreSQL
 )
-set_target_properties(input-pgraster PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-pgraster PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "pgraster")
-set_target_properties(input-pgraster PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-pgraster IS_PLUGIN)
+set_target_properties(input-pgraster PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "pgraster"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-pgraster)
diff --git a/plugins/input/postgis/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/postgis/CMakeLists.txt
index b67cb5d30..667cfbd67 100644
--- a/plugins/input/postgis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/postgis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ add_library(input-postgis MODULE
     postgis_datasource.cpp 
     postgis_featureset.cpp 
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::postgis ALIAS input-postgis)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-postgis PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik  
     PostgreSQL::PostgreSQL
 )
+set_target_properties(input-postgis PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "postgis"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-postgis PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-postgis PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "postgis")
-set_target_properties(input-postgis PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-postgis IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-postgis)
diff --git a/plugins/input/raster/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/raster/CMakeLists.txt
index a094fb67f..9b44540d3 100644
--- a/plugins/input/raster/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/raster/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ add_library(input-raster MODULE
     raster_featureset.cpp
     raster_info.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::raster ALIAS input-raster)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-raster PRIVATE mapnik::mapnik)
+set_target_properties(input-raster PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "raster"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-raster PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-raster PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "raster")
-set_target_properties(input-raster PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-raster IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-raster)
diff --git a/plugins/input/shape/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/shape/CMakeLists.txt
index cd1694cf4..1db71db7b 100644
--- a/plugins/input/shape/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/shape/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ add_library(input-shape MODULE
     shape_index_featureset.cpp
     shape_io.cpp shape_utils.cpp
 )
-add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::shape ALIAS input-shape)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-shape PRIVATE mapnik::mapnik)
+set_target_properties(input-shape PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "shape"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-shape PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-shape PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "shape")
-set_target_properties(input-shape PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-shape IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-shape)
diff --git a/plugins/input/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index 9df08bf26..dedf98c3a 100644
--- a/plugins/input/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ add_library(input-sqlite MODULE
     sqlite_featureset.cpp
 )
 add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::sqlite ALIAS input-sqlite)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-sqlite PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik 
     SQLite::SQLite3
 )
+set_target_properties(input-sqlite PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "sqlite"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-sqlite PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-sqlite PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "sqlite")
-set_target_properties(input-sqlite PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-sqlite IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-sqlite)
diff --git a/plugins/input/topojson/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/input/topojson/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ba6f5ded..bd6f2cc67 100644
--- a/plugins/input/topojson/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/input/topojson/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ add_library(input-topojson MODULE
     topojson_featureset.cpp
 )
 add_library(mapnik::plugin::input::topojson ALIAS input-topojson)
-
 target_link_libraries(input-topojson PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik
     mapnik::json
 )
+set_target_properties(input-topojson PROPERTIES 
+    OUTPUT_NAME "topojson"
+    PREFIX "${_plugin_prefix}"
+    SUFFIX "${_plugin_suffix}"
+)
 
-set_target_properties(input-topojson PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
-set_target_properties(input-topojson PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "topojson")
-set_target_properties(input-topojson PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".input")
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET input-topojson IS_PLUGIN)
+mapnik_install_plugin(input-topojson)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f872920f9..5017206ff 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ set_target_properties(mapnik PROPERTIES
     DEBUG_POSTFIX "${MAPNIK_DEBUG_POSTFIX}"
     OUTPUT_NAME "mapnik"
     PREFIX "lib"
+    IMPORT_PREFIX "lib" # for the archive on dll platforms
+    VERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION}
+    # see https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/pull/4248#issuecomment-925596509 => ABI compability only with the full version
+    SOVERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION}
 )
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -303,14 +307,4 @@ if(MSVC)
     target_compile_options(mapnik PUBLIC "/bigobj" "/wd4068" "/wd4661" "/wd4910")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS mapnik 
-    EXPORT MapnikTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION include/
-    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/
-    COMPONENT mapnik
-)
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET mapnik ALREADY_INSTALLED)
+mapnik_install(mapnik)
diff --git a/src/json/CMakeLists.txt b/src/json/CMakeLists.txt
index 0748d2043..01efdb819 100644
--- a/src/json/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/json/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,17 +28,10 @@ set_target_properties(json PROPERTIES
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
     DEBUG_POSTFIX "${MAPNIK_DEBUG_POSTFIX}"
     OUTPUT_NAME "json"
-    PREFIX "libmapnik-"
+    PREFIX "libmapnik"
+    VERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION} 
+    # see mapnik target for explanation
+    SOVERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION}
 )
 
-install(TARGETS json 
-    EXPORT MapnikTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION include/
-    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/
-    COMPONENT mapnik
-)
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET json)
+mapnik_install(json)
diff --git a/src/wkt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wkt/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c0934290..7aef814ad 100644
--- a/src/wkt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wkt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,17 +20,10 @@ set_target_properties(wkt PROPERTIES
     POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
     DEBUG_POSTFIX "${MAPNIK_DEBUG_POSTFIX}"
     OUTPUT_NAME "wkt"
-    PREFIX "libmapnik-"
+    PREFIX "libmapnik"
+    VERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION} 
+    # see mapnik target for explanation
+    SOVERSION ${MAPNIK_VERSION}
 )
 
-install(TARGETS wkt 
-    EXPORT MapnikTargets
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_LIB_DIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_ARCHIVE_DIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${MAPNIK_BIN_DIR}
-    INCLUDES DESTINATION include/
-    PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/
-    COMPONENT mapnik
-)
-
-mapnik_install(TARGET wkt)
+mapnik_install(wkt)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9724cd33c..bea2742c0 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(mapnik-test)
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 find_package(PostgreSQL REQUIRED)
 
 include(FetchContent)
diff --git a/utils/geometry_to_wkb/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/geometry_to_wkb/CMakeLists.txt
index bce4af989..7266f72c6 100644
--- a/utils/geometry_to_wkb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/geometry_to_wkb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ add_executable(geometry_to_wkb main.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(geometry_to_wkb PRIVATE mapnik::mapnik)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET geometry_to_wkb)
+mapnik_install_utility(geometry_to_wkb)
diff --git a/utils/mapnik-index/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/mapnik-index/CMakeLists.txt
index d6ae7974d..22925e1b5 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-index/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/mapnik-index/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(mapnik-index)
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 
 add_executable(mapnik-index
     mapnik-index.cpp
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ target_link_libraries(mapnik-index PRIVATE
     Boost::program_options
 )
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET mapnik-index)
+mapnik_install_utility(mapnik-index)
diff --git a/utils/mapnik-render/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/mapnik-render/CMakeLists.txt
index 2125c60a0..b5e8fa1a5 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-render/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/mapnik-render/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(mapnik-render)
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 
 add_executable(mapnik-render mapnik-render.cpp)
 
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ target_link_libraries(mapnik-render PRIVATE
     Boost::program_options
 )
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET mapnik-render)
+mapnik_install_utility(mapnik-render)
diff --git a/utils/ogrindex/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/ogrindex/CMakeLists.txt
index 46b9cf0eb..20ee5cf4e 100644
--- a/utils/ogrindex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/ogrindex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ add_executable(ogrindex ogrindex.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(ogrindex PRIVATE mapnik::mapnik)
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET ogrindex)
+mapnik_install_utility(ogrindex)
diff --git a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e79a0bd0..7d7679987 100644
--- a/utils/pgsql2sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/pgsql2sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project(pgsql2sqlite)
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 find_package(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
 find_package(PostgreSQL REQUIRED)
 
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ target_link_libraries(pgsql2sqlite PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik
 )
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET pgsql2sqlite)
+mapnik_install_utility(pgsql2sqlite)
diff --git a/utils/shapeindex/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/shapeindex/CMakeLists.txt
index ba535b170..3a8febb16 100644
--- a/utils/shapeindex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/shapeindex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(shapeindex)
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 
 add_executable(shapeindex 
     shapeindex.cpp
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ target_link_libraries(shapeindex PRIVATE
     mapnik::mapnik
 )
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET shapeindex)
+mapnik_install_utility(shapeindex)
diff --git a/utils/svg2png/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/svg2png/CMakeLists.txt
index 328197611..ba2e9c89b 100644
--- a/utils/svg2png/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/svg2png/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(svg2png)
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
+find_package(Boost ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS program_options)
 
 add_executable(svg2png 
     svg2png.cpp
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ target_link_libraries(svg2png PRIVATE
     mapnik::agg
 )
 
-mapnik_install(TARGET svg2png)
+mapnik_install_utility(svg2png)