diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e0a7427..c8b13af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
           pip install -e .
 
       - name: unit test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8cd14b..aed7f7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ dmypy.json
 output/
 velocitas_model/
 out/
+gen_model/
 
 # test data repos
 tests/data/vspec
diff --git a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
index 1f63486..7c59fbb 100644
--- a/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
+++ b/NOTICE-3RD-PARTY-CONTENT.md
@@ -4,21 +4,14 @@
 | Dependency | Version | License |
 |:-----------|:-------:|--------:|
 |cfgv|3.4.0|MIT|
-|coverage|7.4.0|Apache 2.0|
 |distlib|0.3.8|Python Software Foundation License|
-|exceptiongroup|1.2.0|MIT|
 |filelock|3.13.1|The Unlicense (Unlicense)|
-|identify|2.5.33|MIT|
-|iniconfig|2.0.0|MIT|
+|identify|2.5.34|MIT|
 |mypy|1.8.0|MIT|
 |mypy-extensions|1.0.0|MIT|
 |nodeenv|1.8.0|BSD|
-|packaging|23.2|Apache 2.0<br/>BSD|
-|platformdirs|4.1.0|MIT|
-|pluggy|1.4.0|MIT|
-|pre-commit|3.6.0|MIT|
-|pytest|7.4.4|MIT|
-|pytest-cov|4.1.0|MIT|
+|platformdirs|4.2.0|MIT|
+|pre-commit|3.6.1|MIT|
 |PyYAML|6.0.1|MIT|
 |setuptools|58.1.0|MIT|
 |tomli|2.0.1|MIT|
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 033f86b..db952dc 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-pytest
-pytest-cov
 pre-commit>=3.5.0
 mypy
diff --git a/src/velocitas/model_generator/__init__.py b/src/velocitas/model_generator/__init__.py
index 104f64c..096a5e8 100644
--- a/src/velocitas/model_generator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/velocitas/model_generator/__init__.py
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
 
 """Convert all vspec input files to Velocitas Python Vehicle Model."""
 
+import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 from typing import List
+
 import vspec  # type: ignore
 
 from velocitas.model_generator.cpp.cpp_generator import VehicleModelCppGenerator
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ def generate_model(
         print(f"Known extended attributes: {', '.join(ext_attributes_list)}")
 
     try:
+        if os.path.exists(target_folder):
+            shutil.rmtree(target_folder)
+
         tree = FileImport(input_file_path, include_dirs, strict, overlays).load_tree()
 
         if language == "python":
diff --git a/src/velocitas/model_generator/cpp/cpp_generator.py b/src/velocitas/model_generator/cpp/cpp_generator.py
index 5f03bc0..90bdd4d 100644
--- a/src/velocitas/model_generator/cpp/cpp_generator.py
+++ b/src/velocitas/model_generator/cpp/cpp_generator.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
 from typing import List, Set
 
 # Until vsspec issue will be fixed: https://github.com/COVESA/vss-tools/issues/208
@@ -34,7 +33,9 @@ def __init__(self, root_node: VSSNode, target_folder: str, root_namespace: str):
         """Initialize the c++ generator.
 
         Args:
-            root (_type_): the vspec tree root node.
+            root_node (VSSNode): The root node of the VSS tree
+            target_folder (str): The path to the output folder
+            root_namespace (str): The root namespace to use to which VSS based namespaces will be appended
         """
         self.root_node = root_node
         self.target_folder = target_folder
@@ -59,12 +60,36 @@ def generate(self):
         path = os.path.join(
             self.root_path, *self.__to_folder_names(self.root_namespace_list)
         )
-        if os.path.exists(path):
-            shutil.rmtree(path)
+
         os.makedirs(path)
 
         self.__gen_model(self.root_node, self.root_namespace_list, is_root=True)
         self.__visit_nodes(self.root_node, self.root_namespace_list)
+        # self.__gen_cmake_project()
+        self.__gen_conan_package()
+
+    def __gen_conan_package(self):
+        path = os.path.join(self.target_folder, "conanfile.py")
+        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            file.write(
+                """from conans import ConanFile
+
+class VehicleModelConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "vehicle-model"
+    version = "generated"
+    license = "Apache 2.0"
+    url = "https://github.com/eclipse-velocitas/vehicle-model-generator"
+    description = "Vehicle Model API auto-generated from Vehicle Signal Specification"
+    # No settings/options are necessary, this is header only
+    exports_sources = "include/*"
+    no_copy_source = True
+    # all SDK versions are supported at the moment
+    requires = "vehicle-app-sdk/[>=0.1]"
+
+    def package(self):
+        self.copy("*.hpp")
+"""
+            )
 
     def __visit_nodes(self, node: VSSNode, parent_namespace_list: List[str]):
         """Recursively render nodes."""
@@ -371,12 +396,12 @@ def __gen_model(self, node: VSSNode, namespace_list: List[str], is_root=False):
 
         self.__gen_footer(namespace_list, node)
 
+        relative_header_path = os.path.join(
+            *self.__to_folder_names(namespace_list), f"{node.name}.hpp"
+        )
+
         with open(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.root_path,
-                *self.__to_folder_names(namespace_list),
-                f"{node.name}.hpp",
-            ),
+            os.path.join(self.root_path, relative_header_path),
             "w",
             encoding="utf-8",
         ) as file:
diff --git a/src/velocitas/model_generator/python/python_generator.py b/src/velocitas/model_generator/python/python_generator.py
index e6a74f0..bab0d34 100644
--- a/src/velocitas/model_generator/python/python_generator.py
+++ b/src/velocitas/model_generator/python/python_generator.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 """VehicleModelPythonGenerator."""
 
 import os
-import shutil
 from typing import List, Set
 
 # Until vsspec issue will be fixed: https://github.com/COVESA/vss-tools/issues/208
@@ -52,8 +51,6 @@ def generate(self):
         """Generate python code for vehicle model."""
         self.root_path = self.target_folder
 
-        if os.path.exists(self.root_path):
-            shutil.rmtree(self.root_path)
         path = os.path.join(self.root_path, *self.root_package_list)
         os.makedirs(path)
 
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd3a222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pytest
+pytest-cov
+conan==1.62.0
diff --git a/tests/test_model_generator.py b/tests/test_model_generator.py
index a3ada3d..c1d2ba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_generator.py
+++ b/tests/test_model_generator.py
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
 )
 def test_generate(language: str, input_file_path: str, include_dir: str):
     input_file_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("data", input_file_path).__str__()
-    generate_model(input_file_path, language, "output", "vehicle")
+    generate_model(
+        input_file_path, language, "output", "vehicle", include_dir=include_dir
+    )
 
     if language == "python":
         subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "./output"])
         assert compileall.compile_dir("./output", force=True)
     elif language == "cpp":
-        # TODO: add a check if the package can be installed after generated model is a conan package
-        pass
+        subprocess.check_call(["conan", "export", "./output"])