diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 299229c..96b1645 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ project(main
 # Set the C++ standard to C++20 for this project
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
+# Enable OpenMP support for parallel programming
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "-fopenmp")
+
 # Ensure that the necessary C++11 features are available, as required by the RapidCSV library
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c5525ca..eb78636 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm",
     "pytest"
 ]
-version = "2.0.11"
+version = "2.0.12"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 where = ["src_python"]  
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7cd8fd3..c7fb859 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ def generate_cython_stub_file(pyx_filepath: str, output_filepath: str) -> None:
 
 
 if sys.platform == "win32":
-    compile_flags = ["/Ox", "/std:c++20"]
+    compile_flags = ["/Ox", "/std:c++20",'-fopenmp']
+    extra_link_args =['-lgomp','-fopenmp'],
 else:
-    compile_flags = ["-std=c++2a", "-O3"]
-
+    compile_flags = ["-std=c++2a", "-O3",'-fopenmp']
+    extra_link_args =['-lgomp','-fopenmp'],
 
 this_directory = Path(__file__).parent
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ def generate_cython_stub_file(pyx_filepath: str, output_filepath: str) -> None:
             library_dirs=[],
             include_dirs=[np.get_include(),'src_cpp', 'include/robin_map','include/ldpc/src_cpp'],
             extra_compile_args=compile_flags,
-            extra_link_args=[],
+            extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
             language="c++",
         )
     )