diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d4e6d90..444ac75 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,5 +67,7 @@ target_link_libraries(versioned_map_main PRIVATE nanobench roaring)
 target_compile_definitions(versioned_map_main PRIVATE ENABLE_MAIN)
 
 add_library(versioned_map VersionedMap.cpp)
+target_compile_options(versioned_map PRIVATE -fno-exceptions)
 target_include_directories(versioned_map PUBLIC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 target_link_libraries(versioned_map PRIVATE roaring)
+set_target_properties(versioned_map PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)