diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d47b08..b800e66 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ find_package(rclcpp REQUIRED)
 find_package(tcb_span REQUIRED)
 find_package(tl_expected REQUIRED)
 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "(GNU|Clang)")
+option(RSL_ENABLE_WARNINGS "Enable compiler warnings" OFF)
+if(RSL_ENABLE_WARNINGS AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "(GNU|Clang)")
     add_compile_options(-Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wshadow -Wconversion -Wsign-conversion -Wold-style-cast)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index c7565ae..2d35c1f 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
                 "CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS": "-fuse-ld=lld",
                 "CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS": "-fuse-ld=lld",
                 "CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS": "-fuse-ld=lld",
-                "RSL_BUILD_TESTING": "ON"
+                "RSL_BUILD_TESTING": "ON",
+                "RSL_ENABLE_WARNINGS": "ON"
             },
             "warnings": {
                 "unusedCli": false