diff --git a/ports/libosmium/CONTROL b/ports/libosmium/CONTROL
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+Source: libosmium
+Version: 2.15.5
+Homepage: https://osmcode.org/libosmium/
+Description: A fast and flexible C++ library for working with OpenStreetMap data
+Build-Depends: utfcpp, expat, zlib, proj4, bzip2, protozero, boost
diff --git a/ports/libosmium/portfile.cmake b/ports/libosmium/portfile.cmake
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+# header-only library
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO osmcode/libosmium
+    REF v2.15.5
+    SHA512 a4972901db8ed89302e6ba15fd104543b5e36a41bc83daf8f6f6fb29ce73b0dbd8596de801d099a33df413b26eec1b3a6f4f0d669936ecc6d25f88d783468a59
+)
+set(BOOST_ROOT ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR})
+
+vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    PREFER_NINJA # Disable this option if project cannot be built with Ninja
+    OPTIONS -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+# Handle copyright
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
+
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug")