diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbb3e0b1b..7243592fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1306,6 +1306,27 @@ Use your favorite [**package manager**](https://json.nlohmann.me/integration/pac
 
 The library is part of many package managers. See the [**documentation**](https://json.nlohmann.me/integration/package_managers/) for detailed descriptions and examples.
 
+If you are using [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/) you can add this repo directly to your `platformio.ini` like this:
+
+```ini
+[env:your_env_name]
+lib_deps =
+  nlohmann-json=https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
+```
+
+or you can include it as a dependency in your `library.json` like this:
+
+```json
+…
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "name": "nlohmann-json",
+      "version": "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git"
+    }
+  ]
+ …
+```
+
 ### Pkg-config
 
 If you are using bare Makefiles, you can use `pkg-config` to generate the include flags that point to where the library is installed:
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37629c070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "name": "nlohmann-json",
+  "description": "JSON for Modern C++",
+  "keywords": [
+    "json",
+    "serialization",
+    "deserialization",
+    "parser",
+    "generator",
+    "C++",
+    "modern"
+  ],
+  "authors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Niels Lohmann",
+      "email": "mail@nlohmann.me",
+      "url": "https://github.com/nlohmann"
+    }
+  ],
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://nlohmann.github.io/json/",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "frameworks": "*",
+  "platforms": "*",
+  "examples": [
+    "https://github.com/nlohmann/json/tree/develop/docs/examples"
+  ],
+  "build": {
+    "srcFilter": ["-<**/*>"],
+    "includeDir": "single_include"
+  }
+}