diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 681e6228..c630b10b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       run: python3 scripts/run_tests.py benchmark
     # - name: GCC Build Test
     #   run: g++ -o pocketpy --std=c++17 src/main.cpp
-    # - name: C Binding Test
-    #   run: bash run_c_binding_test.sh
+    - name: C Binding Test
+      run: bash run_c_binding_test.sh
   build_macos:
       runs-on: macos-latest
       steps:
diff --git a/c_bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/c_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21c1783b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c_bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.17)
+
+project(test_c_bindings)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+
+option(PK_EXPORT_C_API "Export C API" ON)
+option(PK_BUILD_STATIC_LIB "Build static library" ON)
+
+add_subdirectory(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/build/pocketpy/
+)
+
+include_directories(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../include
+)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test.c)
+
+target_link_libraries(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    pocketpy
+)
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diff --git a/run_c_binding_test.sh b/run_c_binding_test.sh
index 20f75207..54f5f5b4 100644
--- a/run_c_binding_test.sh
+++ b/run_c_binding_test.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-python3 preprocess.py
+cd c_bindings
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+cmake --build . --config Release
 
-echo "compiling c++ lib"
-clang++ -c -o pocketpy_c.o c_bindings/pocketpy_c.cpp -Wfatal-errors -O1 --std=c++17 -Wall -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-variable -fno-rtti -stdlib=libc++ -I src/ -g
-
-echo "compiling c executable" 
-clang -c -o test.o c_bindings/test.c -Wfatal-errors -Wall -O1 -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-variable -I src/ -g
-echo "linking"
-clang++ -o c_binding_test test.o pocketpy_c.o -stdlib=libc++ -g
-./c_binding_test > binding_test_scratch
+./test_c_bindings > binding_test_scratch
 echo "checking results (they should be identical)"
-diff -q -s  binding_test_scratch c_bindings/test_answers.txt
+diff -q -s  binding_test_scratch ../test_answers.txt
 if [ $? -eq 1 ]
 then
     echo "ERROR: c binding test failed"
-    rm pocketpy_c.o
-    rm test.o
     exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "cleaning up"
-rm pocketpy_c.o
-rm test.o
-rm binding_test_scratch
-rm c_binding_test
-
+fi
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