diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e20ceb..5237267 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ ENDIF(ENABLE_OPENGL AND OPENGL_FOUND)
 
 # The Guisan SDL extension library
 OPTION(ENABLE_SDL "Enable the Guisan SDL extension" ON)
+OPTION(ENABLE_SDL_TTF "Enable the Guisan SDL TTF extension" ON)
 OPTION(BUILD_GUISAN_SDL_SHARED "Build the Guisan SDL extension library as a shared library." ON)
 
 IF(ENABLE_SDL)
   FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2 REQUIRED)
   FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2_image REQUIRED)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2_ttf REQUIRED)
 
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(SYSTEM ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
   # The Guichan SDL extension source
   FILE(GLOB GUISAN_SDL_HEADER include/guisan/sdl.hpp)
@@ -188,7 +188,13 @@ IF(ENABLE_SDL)
     MESSAGE(STATUS "MINGW32_LIBRARY: ${MINGW32_LIBRARY}")
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl ${MINGW32_LIBRARY})
   ENDIF(MINGW)
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PRIVATE SDL2::SDL2 SDL2_image::SDL2_image SDL2_ttf::SDL2_ttf ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PRIVATE SDL2::SDL2 SDL2_image::SDL2_image ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  IF(ENABLE_SDL_TTF)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(SDL2_ttf REQUIRED)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PRIVATE SDL2_ttf::SDL2_ttf)
+    TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PUBLIC USE_SDL2_TTF)
+  ENDIF(ENABLE_SDL_TTF)
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PRIVATE ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_sdl PROPERTIES
     VERSION ${${PROJECT_NAME}_VERSION}
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 8c49ce1..f128b29 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "Guisan"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.1.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 3cd57e2..ade8d19 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env["CC"] = os.getenv("CC") or env["CC"]
 env["CXX"] = os.getenv("CXX") or env["CXX"]
 env["ENV"].update(x for x in os.environ.items() if x[0].startswith("CCC_"))
 
-env["LIBVER"] = "1.0.0"
+env["LIBVER"] = "1.1.0"
 
 env["PREFIX_PATH"] = ARGUMENTS.get('prefix', "/usr/local")
 env["INCLUDE_PATH"] = ARGUMENTS.get('include', env['PREFIX_PATH'] + "/include")
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ if not conf.CheckPKGConfig('0.15.0'):
 
 env['HAVE_OPENGL'] = conf.CheckPKG('gl')
 env['HAVE_SDL2'] = conf.CheckPKG('sdl2')
+env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF'] = conf.CheckPKG('SDL2_ttf')
 
 if env['HAVE_SDL2']:
 	if not conf.CheckPKG('SDL2_image'):
 		print('SDL2_image not found. Disabling SDL2 support.')
 		env['HAVE_SDL2'] = 0
-	if not conf.CheckPKG('SDL2_ttf'):
-		print('SDL2_ttf not found. Disabling SDL2 support.')
-		env['HAVE_SDL2'] = 0
+
+if env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF']:
+	env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['USE_SDL2_TTF'])
 
 env = conf.Finish()
 
diff --git a/demo/ff/SConstruct b/demo/ff/SConstruct
index ea7697d..fd65efb 100644
--- a/demo/ff/SConstruct
+++ b/demo/ff/SConstruct
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if not conf.CheckPKGConfig('0.15.0'):
 	Exit(1)
 
 env['HAVE_SDL2'] = conf.CheckPKG('sdl2')
+env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF'] = conf.CheckPKG('SDL2_ttf')
 
 if env['HAVE_SDL2']:
 	if not conf.CheckPKG('SDL2_image'):
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ env.Append(CPPPATH = ['#../../include'])
 env.Append(CFLAGS = ['-g'])
 env.Append(CPPFLAGS = ['-g'])
 
+if env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF']:
+	env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['USE_SDL2_TTF'])
+
 Export("env")
 
 # Main program
diff --git a/include/guisan/sdl.hpp b/include/guisan/sdl.hpp
index ec7d5c4..d328855 100644
--- a/include/guisan/sdl.hpp
+++ b/include/guisan/sdl.hpp
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@
 #ifndef GCN_SDL_HPP
 #define GCN_SDL_HPP
 
-#include <guisan/sdl/sdlgraphics.hpp>
 #include <guisan/sdl/sdl2graphics.hpp>
+#include <guisan/sdl/sdlgraphics.hpp>
 #include <guisan/sdl/sdlimage.hpp>
 #include <guisan/sdl/sdlimageloader.hpp>
 #include <guisan/sdl/sdlinput.hpp>
-#include <guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp>
+
+#if USE_SDL2_TTF
+# include <guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp>
+#endif
 
 #include "platform.hpp"
 
diff --git a/include/guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp b/include/guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp
index cd185d5..0c38e59 100644
--- a/include/guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp
+++ b/include/guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp
@@ -44,15 +44,18 @@
 #ifndef GCN_CONTRIB_SDLTRUETYPEFONT_HPP
 #define GCN_CONTRIB_SDLTRUETYPEFONT_HPP
 
-#include <map>
-#include <string>
+#if !USE_SDL2_TTF
+# error "USE_SDL2_TTF not activated"
+#endif
 
-#include "SDL_ttf.h"
 #include "guisan/color.hpp"
-
 #include "guisan/font.hpp"
 #include "guisan/platform.hpp"
 
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
 namespace gcn
 {
     class Graphics;
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 236bb32..3725594 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ newoption {
 	description = "Set the output location for the generated files"
 }
 
+newoption {
+	trigger = "use-sdl_ttf",
+	value   = "bool",
+	description = "Use SDL_TTF (for font)",
+	default = true
+}
+
 if (_ACTION == nil) then
 	return
 end
@@ -13,14 +20,20 @@ local locationDir = _OPTIONS["to"] or path.join("solution", _ACTION, "stratagus"
 local nugetPackages = {
 	"sdl2.nuget:2.28.0", "sdl2.nuget.redist:2.28.0",
 	"sdl2_image.nuget:2.6.3", "sdl2_image.nuget.redist:2.6.3",
-	"sdl2_mixer.nuget:2.6.3", "sdl2_mixer.nuget.redist:2.6.3",
-	"sdl2_net.nuget:2.2.0", "sdl2_net.nuget.redist:2.2.0",
-	"sdl2_ttf.nuget:2.20.2", "sdl2_ttf.nuget.redist:2.20.2"
+	"sdl2_mixer.nuget:2.6.3", "sdl2_mixer.nuget.redist:2.6.3" -- Sound for demo
 }
 
+if _OPTIONS["use-sdl_ttf"] then
+	nugetPackages = table.join(nugetPackages, {"sdl2_ttf.nuget:2.20.2", "sdl2_ttf.nuget.redist:2.20.2"})
+end
+
 function useGuisan()
 	includedirs { "include/" }
 	links { "guisan" }
+
+	if _OPTIONS["use-sdl_ttf"] then
+		defines { "USE_SDL2_TTF" }
+	end
 end
 
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -81,6 +94,10 @@ project "guisan"
 	files { "src/SConscript" }
 	files { "*.*"}
 
+	if _OPTIONS["use-sdl_ttf"] then
+		defines { "USE_SDL2_TTF" }
+	end
+
 	includedirs { "include" }
 
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -92,9 +109,8 @@ project "opengl_helloworld"
 
 	files { "examples/openglhelloworld.cpp", "examples/opengl_helper.hpp", "examples/helloworld_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
-	links {"opengl32"}
+	useGuisan()
+	links { "opengl32" }
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -105,9 +121,8 @@ project "opengl_widgets"
 
 	files { "examples/openglwidgets.cpp", "examples/opengl_helper.hpp", "examples/widgets_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
-	links {"opengl32"}
+	useGuisan()
+	links { "opengl32" }
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -118,8 +133,7 @@ project "sdl_action"
 
 	files { "examples/sdlaction.cpp", "examples/sdl_helper.hpp", "examples/action_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
+	useGuisan()
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -130,8 +144,7 @@ project "sdl_hello"
 
 	files { "examples/sdlhelloworld.cpp", "examples/sdl_helper.hpp", "examples/helloworld_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
+	useGuisan()
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -142,8 +155,7 @@ project "sdl_rickroll"
 
 	files { "examples/sdlrickroll.cpp", "examples/sdl_helper.hpp", "examples/rickroll_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
+	useGuisan()
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -154,8 +166,7 @@ project "sdl_widgets"
 
 	files { "examples/sdlwidgets.cpp", "examples/sdl_helper.hpp", "examples/widgets_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
+	useGuisan()
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -166,8 +177,7 @@ project "sdl2_widgets"
 
 	files { "examples/sdl2widgets.cpp", "examples/sdl2_helper.hpp", "examples/widgets_example.hpp" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
+	useGuisan()
 
 	debugdir "examples"
 
@@ -181,9 +191,7 @@ project "Demo_ff"
 	files { "Demo/ff/**.*" }
 	includedirs { "Demo/ff/include" }
 
-	includedirs { "include" }
-	links { "guisan" }
-
+	useGuisan()
 	links {"opengl32"}
 
 	debugdir "Demo/ff"
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index bab7509..67a863d 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ guisan = env.Clone()
 if env['HAVE_SDL2']:
 	guisan.ParseConfig('pkg-config --cflags --libs sdl2')
 	guisan.ParseConfig('pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_image')
+if env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF']:
 	guisan.ParseConfig('pkg-config --cflags --libs SDL2_ttf')
 
 if env['HAVE_OPENGL']:
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ print("=========================================")
 print(" Guisan build")
 print("")
 print(" SDL 2.0 support.............. " + str(env['HAVE_SDL2']))
+print(" SDL 2.0 TTF support..........." + str(env['HAVE_SDL2_TTF']))
 print(" OpenGL support............... " + str(env['HAVE_OPENGL']))
 print("-----------------------------------------")
 print(" Installation target")
diff --git a/src/guisan.cpp b/src/guisan.cpp
index 43b9bc2..de78470 100644
--- a/src/guisan.cpp
+++ b/src/guisan.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ extern "C"
 {
     const char* gcnGuisanVersion()
     {
-        return "1.0.0";
+        return "1.1.0";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sdl/sdltruetypefont.cpp b/src/sdl/sdltruetypefont.cpp
index 915159c..ac5e1f5 100644
--- a/src/sdl/sdltruetypefont.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/sdltruetypefont.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,17 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * For comments regarding functions please see the header file. 
+ * For comments regarding functions please see the header file.
  */
 
-#include "guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp"
+#if USE_SDL2_TTF
+# include "guisan/sdl/sdltruetypefont.hpp"
 
-#include "guisan/exception.hpp"
-#include "guisan/image.hpp"
-#include "guisan/graphics.hpp"
-#include "guisan/sdl/sdlgraphics.hpp"
-#include "guisan/sdl/sdl2graphics.hpp"
+# include "guisan/exception.hpp"
+# include "guisan/graphics.hpp"
+# include "guisan/image.hpp"
+# include "guisan/sdl/sdl2graphics.hpp"
+# include "guisan/sdl/sdlgraphics.hpp"
 
 namespace gcn
 {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ namespace gcn
     {
         if (mFont == nullptr)
         {
-            throw GCN_EXCEPTION("SDLTrueTypeFont::SDLTrueTypeFont. "+std::string(TTF_GetError()));
+            throw GCN_EXCEPTION("SDLTrueTypeFont::SDLTrueTypeFont. " + std::string(TTF_GetError()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ namespace gcn
         return TTF_FontHeight(mFont) + mRowSpacing;
     }
 
-    void SDLTrueTypeFont::drawString(Graphics* graphics, const std::string& text, const int x, const int y,
-                                     bool enabled)
+    void SDLTrueTypeFont::drawString(
+        Graphics* graphics, const std::string& text, const int x, const int y, bool enabled)
     {
         if (text.empty())
         {
@@ -94,11 +95,10 @@ namespace gcn
         auto sdlGraphics = dynamic_cast<SDLGraphics*>(graphics);
         auto sdl2Graphics = dynamic_cast<SDL2Graphics*>(graphics);
 
-
         if (sdlGraphics == nullptr && sdl2Graphics == nullptr)
         {
-            throw GCN_EXCEPTION("SDLTrueTypeFont::drawString. Graphics object not an SDL graphics object!");
-            return;
+            throw GCN_EXCEPTION(
+                "SDLTrueTypeFont::drawString. Graphics object not an SDL graphics object!");
         }
 
         // This is needed for drawing the Glyph in the middle if we have spacing
@@ -185,4 +185,6 @@ namespace gcn
     {
         mColor = color;
     }
-}
+} // namespace gcn
+
+#endif