diff --git a/examples/simple_match/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/simple_match/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e533f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple_match/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+# ---- Dependencies ----
+
+include(../../cmake/CPM.cmake)
+
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME simple_match
+  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/jbandela/simple_match.git
+  GIT_TAG a3ab17f3d98db302de68ad85ed399a42ae41889e
+  DOWNLOAD_ONLY True
+)
+
+add_library(simple_match INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(simple_match INTERFACE "${simple_match_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+
+# ---- Executable ----
+
+add_executable(CPMSimpleMatchExample "main.cpp")
+set_target_properties(CPMSimpleMatchExample PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)        
+target_link_libraries(CPMSimpleMatchExample simple_match)
+
diff --git a/examples/simple_match/main.cpp b/examples/simple_match/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf1e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple_match/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <simple_match/simple_match.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char ** argv){
+  using namespace simple_match;
+  using namespace simple_match::placeholders;
+
+  std::string input;
+  std::cout << "please enter a number or 'quit' to exit" << std::endl;
+
+  while (true) {
+    std::cout << "> ";
+    std::getline(std::cin, input);
+    if (input == "quit") { break; }
+    int x;
+    try {
+      x = std::stoi(input);
+    } catch(std::invalid_argument &) {
+      std::cout << "invalid input" << std::endl;
+      continue;
+    }
+    
+    match(x,
+      1, []() {std::cout << "The answer is one\n"; },
+      2, []() {std::cout << "The answer is two\n"; },
+      _x < 10, [](auto&& a) {std::cout << "The answer " << a << " is less than 10\n"; },
+      10 < _x < 20,	[](auto&& a) {std::cout << "The answer " << a  << " is between 10 and 20 exclusive\n"; },
+      _, []() {std::cout << "Did not match\n"; }
+    );
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/yaml/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/yaml/CMakeLists.txt
index 98943eb..c91b97c 100644
--- a/examples/yaml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/yaml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ CPMAddPackage(
   GIT_TAG 012269756149ae99745b6dafefd415843d7420bb 
   OPTIONS
     "YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS Off"
-    "YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB On"
-    "YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS On"    
-)
+    "YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB Off"
+    "YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS Off"
+  )
 
 # ---- Executable ----