# Professional CMake: A Practical Guide 22nd Edition

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**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/professional-cmake-a-practical-guide-22nd-edition/15470 "2026-01-21T11:56:07Z")
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### Author: ![craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/craig.scott/32/20_2.png) [@craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/craig.scott)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/professional-cmake-a-practical-guide-22nd-edition/15470/1 "2026-01-21T11:56:07Z")

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The 22nd Edition of the book _Professional CMake: A Practical Guide_ is now available. It has been updated for the CMake 4.1 and 4.2 releases, mostly with minor updates and incremental additions. A new AppImage CPack generator is the main new feature.

More detailed [release notes](https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/release-notes/22nd-edition/) are available. As usual, the book is available exclusively from [https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/](https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/)

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### Author: ![LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/legalizeadulthood/32/5282_2.png) [@LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/LegalizeAdulthood)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/professional-cmake-a-practical-guide-22nd-edition/15470/2 "2026-01-21T15:59:35Z")

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> [@craig.scott](#):
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> A new AppImage CPack generator is the main new feature.

Nice! This is something on my todo list for a personal project.

Thanks again for continuing to update this book to track new releases!