diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b18407ff..08ea4119 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ project(
    LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
+option(AU_ENABLE_TESTING "Build Unit Tests" ON)
+
 # The export set for all of our headers.
 set(AU_EXPORT_SET_NAME AuHeaders)
 
-enable_testing()
+if(AU_ENABLE_TESTING)
+   message(STATUS "Unit tests enabled")
+   enable_testing()
+else()
+   message(STATUS "Unit tests disabled")
+endif()
 
 # Bring in GoogleTest so we can build and run the tests.
 include(FetchContent)
@@ -55,6 +62,8 @@ set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 include(GoogleTest)
 
+set(AU_CONFIG_FIND_GTEST_LINE "find_dependency(googletest 1.12.1)")
+
 add_subdirectory(au)
 
 # Configure how Au will be installed.
diff --git a/cmake/AuConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/AuConfig.cmake.in
index b121f76f..4b86f686 100644
--- a/cmake/AuConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/AuConfig.cmake.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-find_dependency(googletest 1.12.1)
+@AU_CONFIG_FIND_GTEST_LINE@
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/AuHeaders.cmake)
 
diff --git a/cmake/HeaderOnlyLibrary.cmake b/cmake/HeaderOnlyLibrary.cmake
index 3c49527d..eafd4d1a 100644
--- a/cmake/HeaderOnlyLibrary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/HeaderOnlyLibrary.cmake
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ function(header_only_library)
 endfunction()
 
 function(gtest_based_test)
+  if (NOT AU_ENABLE_TESTING)
+    message(VERBOSE "AU_ENABLE_TESTING not defined; will not create test target.")
+    return()
+  endif()
+
   #
   # Handle argument parsing
   #