diff -bru a/bindings/swig/perl/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/swig/perl/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/bindings/swig/perl/CMakeLists.txt	2020-07-29 18:59:48.000000000 +0200
+++ b/bindings/swig/perl/CMakeLists.txt	2020-11-01 19:56:20.825016280 +0100
@@ -1,68 +1,35 @@
-# This method works but there is no good way to install the results of it
-#FIND_PACKAGE(PerlLibs REQUIRED)
-#INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PERL_INCLUDE_PATH})
-#
-#SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(../sword.i PROPERTIES CPLUSPLUS ON)
-#SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(../sword.i PROPERTIES SWIG_FLAGS "")
-#
-#SWIG_ADD_MODULE(Sword perl
-#	"../sword.i"
-#)
-#
-#SWIG_LINK_LIBRARIES(Sword ${PERL_LIBRARY} ${SWORD_LINK_NAME})
-
-FIND_PACKAGE(Perl REQUIRED)
-
-SET(PERL_MAKEFILE "#!${PERL_EXECUTABLE}
-
-use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
-
-# See lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm for details of how to influence
-# the contents of the Makefile that is written
-WriteMakefile(
-	'NAME'		=> 'Sword',
-	'VERSION'	=> '${SWORD_VERSION}',
-	'INC'		=> '-I\"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include\" -I\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..\"',
-	'DEFINE'	=> '-DSWIG',
-	'LIBS'		=> '-L\"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}\" -lsword -lz',
-	'FIRST_MAKEFILE' => 'Makefile.perlswig',
-	'PREREQ_PM'	=> {},
-		($] >= 5.005 ? ## Add these new keywords supported since 5.005
-		(ABSTRACT => 'Sword Project perl bindings', # retrieve abstract from module
-		AUTHOR => 'Sword Project <sword-devel@crosswire.org>') : ()),
-);
-
-rename 'Makefile.perlswig', 'Makefile.perlswig.old' or die \"Can't rename Makefile\";
-open(INPUT, '<Makefile.perlswig.old') or die \"Can't open input Makefile.old\";
-open(OUTPUT,'>Makefile.perlswig') or die \"Can't open output Makefile\";
-while (<INPUT>) {
-  s/\\-lsword/\\-lsword \\-lstdc\\+\\+/;
-  print OUTPUT \"$_\";
-}
-
-close INPUT;
-close OUTPUT;")
-FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Makefile.PL "${PERL_MAKEFILE}")
-
-SET(SKIP_MAKEFILE "\\.old
-~$
-\\.bak
-^CVS
-Makefile$")
-FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Makefile.SKIP "${SKIP_MAKEFILE}")
-
-SWORD_SWIG_GENERATE(perl)
-
-ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT MANIFEST Makefile.perlswig
-	COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} Makefile.PL && make -f Makefile.perlswig clean
-	COMMAND ${PERL_EXECUTABLE} Makefile.PL && make -f Makefile.perlswig manifest
-	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
-
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(perlswig ALL
-	COMMAND make -f Makefile.perlswig
-	DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Sword.cxx ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Makefile.perlswig ${SWORD_LINK_NAME}
-	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+# Perl Swig bindings
 
-INSTALL(SCRIPT install.cmake)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.7)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0078 NEW)
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0086 NEW)
+set(UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION 2)
 
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Perl: yes")
+find_package(SWIG REQUIRED)
+include(${SWIG_USE_FILE})
+
+find_package(PerlLibs REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${PERL_INCLUDE_PATH})
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..)
+
+
+set_source_files_properties(../sword.i PROPERTIES CPLUSPLUS ON)
+
+SWIG_ADD_LIBRARY(Sword
+  TYPE SHARED
+  LANGUAGE perl SOURCES ../sword.i
+  )
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Sword ${PERL_LIBRARIES} ${SWORD_LINK_NAME})
+
+
+install(
+  TARGETS Sword
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Sword"
+)
+get_target_property(SWIG_BUILDIR Sword SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES_DIRECTORY)
+
+message(STATUS "SWIG_BUILDIR=${SWIG_BUILDIR}")
+install(
+  FILES ${SWIG_BUILDIR}/Sword.pm
+  DESTINATION "${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/perl5/vendor_perl"
+)