diff --git a/.copier-answers.yaml b/.copier-answers.yaml
index e7de575..3c72722 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yaml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: b2a4844
+_commit: da2acba
 _src_path: https://github.com/python-project-templates/base.git
 add_docs: true
 add_extension: cpp
+add_vcpkg: true
 add_wiki: true
 email: 3105306+timkpaine@users.noreply.github.com
 github: python-project-templates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 26775af..5c4f9d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions-ext/cpp/setup@51c484ef64088c62434226039d0e3359f5fc8df6
 
+    - uses: actions-ext/cpp/setup-vcpkg-cache@6ded4958b7e13d73428138a01d53c33cb941121d
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: make develop
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59c4fff..e48ddfc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ __pycache__/
 *.exp
 *.lib
 
+# vcpkg
+vcpkg/
+vcpkg_installed/
+
 # Rust
 target
 target-capi
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4793e01..f872905 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ packages = [
     "cpp",
 ]
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.force-include]
+"vcpkg.json" = "vcpkg.json"
+"vcpkg-overlays" = "vcpkg-overlays"
+
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = [
     "python_template_cpp",
diff --git a/vcpkg-overlays/.gitkeep b/vcpkg-overlays/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg-overlays/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edcd9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "configuration": {
+    "overlay-ports": [
+      "vcpkg-overlays"
+    ]
+  }
+}