diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8545ecb50..e738fb6dbf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -562,7 +562,23 @@ if(ZLIB AND NOT TARGET ZLIB::ZLIB)
   find_package(ZLIB 1.2.3)
 endif()
 
-install(FILES README.md LICENSE.txt THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md DESTINATION .)
+if (PYTHON_BUILD_SETUP OR CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR STREQUAL "" OR NOT BUILD_CXX)
+  install(FILES
+      README.md
+      LICENSE.txt
+      THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
+      DESTINATION .)
+else()
+  install(FILES
+      README.md
+      LICENSE.txt
+      AUTHORS
+      CITATION.cff
+      CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+      CONTRIBUTING.md
+      FEATURES.md
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+endif()
 
 # Set default generator based on platform
 if(WIN32)