diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 3619f4b..fd2664e 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
+use File::ShareDir::Install;
+
+install_share dist => 'share';
 
 WriteMakefile(
     NAME                => 'Contenticious',
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ WriteMakefile(
 
         # non-trivial dependencies
         'File::Copy::Recursive'                 => '0.38',
+        'File::Share'                           => '0.25',
         'Mojolicious'                           => '7.0',
         'Mojolicious::Plugin::AssetPack'        => '1.45',
         'Mojolicious::Plugin::RelativeUrlFor'   => '0.052',
@@ -42,3 +46,6 @@ WriteMakefile(
     EXE_FILES           => ['contenticious'],
     test                => {TESTS => 't/*.t'}
 );
+
+package MY;
+use File::ShareDir::Install 'postamble';
diff --git a/lib/Contenticious/Generator.pm b/lib/Contenticious/Generator.pm
index 7cd5a59..fb3cb4d 100644
--- a/lib/Contenticious/Generator.pm
+++ b/lib/Contenticious/Generator.pm
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ use Mojo::Base -base;
 
 use File::Basename;
 use File::Spec::Functions; # catdir, catfiles
+use File::Share 'dist_dir';
 use FindBin;
 use File::Path 'make_path';
 use File::Copy;
 
-has share_directory     => catdir dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'share';
+has share_directory     => dist_dir 'Contenticious';
 has working_directory   => $FindBin::Bin;
 
 has files => sub{[