diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 090bf13..3924d90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 *.sublime-*
 build/
 src/engine/CMakeFiles
-examples/CMakeFiles
\ No newline at end of file
+examples/CMakeFiles
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d75f43f..c96309e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ project(dangerzone LANGUAGES C)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(SDL3 REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET sdl3)