diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
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+from conans import ConanFile, CMake, tools
+from conans.tools import load
+import re
+
+def get_version():
+    try:
+        content = load("CMakeLists.txt")
+        version = re.search(b"project\(nlohmann_json VERSION (.*) LANGUAGES CXX\)", content).group(1)
+        return version.strip()
+    except Exception as e:
+        return None
+
+class JsonConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "json"
+    version = get_version()
+    license = "MIT"
+    url = "https://github.com/nlohmann/json/"
+    description = "JSON for Modern C++"
+    author = "Niels Lohmann (mail@nlohmann.me)"
+    generators = "cmake"
+    exports_sources = "include/*"
+    no_copy_source = True
+    scm = {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "auto",
+        "revision": "auto"
+    }
+
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+
+    def source(self):
+        self.run("git clone https://github.com/nlohmann/json/")
+        self.run("cd json")
+        tools.replace_in_file("CMakeLists.txt",
+                              "project(nlohmann_json VERSION {version} LANGUAGES CXX)".format(version=self.version),
+                              '''PROJECT(nlohmann_json VERSION {version} LANGUAGES CXX)
+include(${{CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
+conan_basic_setup()'''.format(version=self.version))
+
+    def package(self):
+        self.copy("include/*.hpp")
+
+    def package_id(self):
+        self.info.header_only()