diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 7261e5ce..e8ad7385 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: setup-build
       env:
         CXX: ${{ matrix.compiler.cxx }}
-      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON
+      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON
 
     - name: build
       run: cmake --build . --parallel 8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 5a43078c..bb76d3e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo bash ./install_catch.sh -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler.cxx }} -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.extra-flags }}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.linker-flags }}"
 
     - name: setup-build
-      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler.cxx }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.extra-flags }}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.linker-flags }}"
+      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler.cxx }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.extra-flags }}" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${{ matrix.compiler.linker-flags }}" -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON
 
     - name: build
       run: cmake --build . --parallel 8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index e1b0327e..3844de30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         build-type: [ Release, RelWithDebInfo ]
         platform: [ x64, Win32 ]
-        compiler: [ v143, ClangCL ]
         generator: [ "Visual Studio 17 2022" ]
+        compiler: [ v143, ClangCL ]
         build-shared: [ "ON", "OFF" ]
         exclude:
           - platform: Win32
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         CMAKE_GENERATOR: ${{ matrix.generator }}
         CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
         CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.build-shared }} -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON
+      run: cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build-type }} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.build-shared }} -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON
 
     - name: build
       run: cmake --build . --parallel --config ${{ matrix.build-type }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e51cf17e..d6e7242f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 option(GAPP_BUILD_TESTS "Build the tests for the library when ON." ON)
 option(GAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS "Build the benchmarks for the library when ON." OFF)
 option(GAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build the examples for the library when ON." OFF)
-option(GAPP_USE_WERROR "Treat all warnings as errors during the build." ON)
+option(GAPP_USE_WERROR "Treat all warnings as errors during the build." OFF)
 option(GAPP_USE_LTO "Use link time optimizations for the library (only used for optimized builds)." OFF)
 option(GAPP_USE_MARCH_NATIVE "Optimize for the host architecture in release builds (only used for gcc and clang)." OFF)
 option(GAPP_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS "Disable exception support when building the library." OFF)
diff --git a/CMakeSettings.json b/CMakeSettings.json
index 0f1ae29e..753dee08 100644
--- a/CMakeSettings.json
+++ b/CMakeSettings.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Debug",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=/analyze:WX- -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=/analyze:WX- -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": false,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Release",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": false,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": false,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Debug",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "enableClangTidyCodeAnalysis": false,
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ]
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Release",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ]
     },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ]
     },
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Release",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=-analyze:WX- -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": false,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Release",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DGAPP_USE_LTO=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": false,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Debug",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64_x64" ],
       "variables": [
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       "configurationType": "Debug",
       "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
       "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
-      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=/analyze:WX- -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DGAPP_CXX_FLAGS=/analyze:WX- -DGAPP_USE_WERROR=ON -DGAPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON",
       "ctestCommandArgs": "--output-on-failure --schedule-random",
       "codeAnalysisRuleset": "${projectDir}\\core-guidelines.ruleset",
       "enableMicrosoftCodeAnalysis": true,
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 506d1ad1..5c5d5759 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def generate(self):
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
         tc.variables["GAPP_BUILD_TESTS"] = False
         tc.variables["GAPP_USE_LTO"] = False
+        tc.variables["GAPP_USE_WERROR"] = False
         tc.generate()
 
     def build(self):