--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,16 +159,8 @@ add_subdirectory(deploy)
 # Deployment (global project files)
 # 
 
-# Install version file
-install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/VERSION" DESTINATION ${INSTALL_ROOT} COMPONENT runtime)
-
 # Install cmake find script for the project
 install(FILES ${META_PROJECT_NAME}-config.cmake DESTINATION ${INSTALL_ROOT} COMPONENT dev)
 
-# Install the project meta files
-install(FILES AUTHORS   DESTINATION ${INSTALL_ROOT} COMPONENT runtime)
-install(FILES LICENSE   DESTINATION ${INSTALL_ROOT} COMPONENT runtime)
-install(FILES README.md DESTINATION ${INSTALL_ROOT} COMPONENT runtime)
-
 # Install runtime data
 install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/data DESTINATION ${INSTALL_DATA} COMPONENT examples_data)