diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d91ef1a..c89645f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,22 +7,43 @@ option(ENABLE_TSAN "Enable the thread data race sanitizer" OFF)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
+set(CARGO_WORKING_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/bindings)
+set(CARGO_TOML ${CARGO_WORKING_DIR}/Cargo.toml)
+set(CARGO_CMD_PATH /home/brett/.cargo/bin/cargo)
+set(CARGO_COMMAND ${CARGO_CMD_PATH} build --manifest-path ${CARGO_TOML} --release)
+set(STATS_LIB_NAME libbindings)
+set(STATS_LIB_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/bindings/target/release)
+
+message("Using cargo command '${CARGO_COMMAND}'")
+add_custom_target(stats_lib_bindings_rust ALL
+        COMMENT "Compiling client module"
+        COMMAND ${CARGO_COMMAND}
+        COMMAND cp ${STATS_LIB_DIR}/${STATS_LIB_NAME}.so ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+        COMMAND cp ${STATS_LIB_DIR}/${STATS_LIB_NAME}.a ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CARGO_WORKING_DIR})
+file(TOUCH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${STATS_LIB_NAME}.so)
+file(TOUCH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${STATS_LIB_NAME}.a)
+
 add_subdirectory(libraries/BLT-With-Graphics-Template)
 
 include_directories(include/)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE PROJECT_BUILD_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp")
 
+add_dependencies(BLT stats_lib_bindings_rust)
+
 add_executable(gp_image_test ${PROJECT_BUILD_FILES})
 
+add_dependencies(gp_image_test stats_lib_bindings_rust)
+
 target_compile_options(gp_image_test PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wpedantic -Wno-comment -Wno-unused-parameter)
 target_link_options(gp_image_test PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wpedantic -Wno-comment -Wno-unused-parameter)
 
 target_link_libraries(gp_image_test BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS)
 
 if (${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
-    target_link_libraries(gp_image_test ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/bindings/target/release/libbindings.so)
+    target_link_libraries(gp_image_test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libbindings.so)
 else ()
-    target_link_libraries(gp_image_test ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/bindings/target/release/libbindings.a)
+    target_link_libraries(gp_image_test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libbindings.a)
 endif ()
 
 if (${ENABLE_ADDRSAN} MATCHES ON)