diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7435229c..54339053 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ option(SUPPORT_XP "Build a Windows XP-compatible binary" OFF)
 option(WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS "Whether warnings in furnace's C++ code should be treated as errors" OFF)
 option(WITH_DEMOS "Install demo songs" ON)
 option(WITH_INSTRUMENTS "Install instruments" ON)
+option(WITH_WAVETABLES "Install wavetables" ON)
 
 set(DEPENDENCIES_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
 
@@ -812,6 +813,9 @@ if (NOT ANDROID OR TERMUX)
     if (WITH_INSTRUMENTS)
       install(DIRECTORY instruments DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/furnace)
     endif()
+    if (WITH_WAVETABLES)
+      install(DIRECTORY wavetables DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/furnace)
+    endif()
     foreach(num 16 32 64 128 256 512)
       set(res ${num}x${num})
       install(FILES res/icon.iconset/icon_${res}.png RENAME furnace.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/${res}/apps)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baabcd03..1443c9ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ Available options:
 | `WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS` | `OFF` (but consider enabling this & reporting any errors that arise from it!) | Whether warnings in furnace's C++ code should be treated as errors |
 | `WITH_DEMOS` | `ON` | Install demo songs on `make install` |
 | `WITH_INSTRUMENTS` | `ON` | Install demo instruments on `make install` |
+| `WITH_WAVETABLES` | `ON` | Install wavetables on `make install` |
 
 ## console usage
 
diff --git a/scripts/release-win32.sh b/scripts/release-win32.sh
index c763eed5..e1e16ce8 100755
--- a/scripts/release-win32.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-win32.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ cp ../../README.md README.txt || exit 1
 cp -r ../../papers papers || exit 1
 cp -r ../../demos demos || exit 1
 cp -r ../../instruments instruments || exit 1
+cp -r ../../wavetables wavetables || exit 1
 
-zip -r furnace.zip LICENSE.txt furnace.exe README.txt papers demos instruments
+zip -r furnace.zip LICENSE.txt furnace.exe README.txt papers demos instruments wavetables
 
 furName=$(git describe --tags | sed "s/v0/0/")
 
diff --git a/scripts/release-win64.sh b/scripts/release-win64.sh
index 75a07f51..e8e27029 100755
--- a/scripts/release-win64.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-win64.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ cp ../../README.md README.txt || exit 1
 cp -r ../../papers papers || exit 1
 cp -r ../../demos demos || exit 1
 cp -r ../../instruments instruments || exit 1
+cp -r ../../wavetables wavetables || exit 1
 
-zip -r furnace.zip LICENSE.txt furnace.exe README.txt papers demos instruments
+zip -r furnace.zip LICENSE.txt furnace.exe README.txt papers demos instruments wavetables
 
 furName=$(git describe --tags | sed "s/v0/0/")