diff --git a/src/generator.cpp b/src/generator.cpp
index 15c4014..ec5bacf 100644
--- a/src/generator.cpp
+++ b/src/generator.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include "xxhash.hpp"
+#include <sys/stat.h>  // For file permissions
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ void generate_file_code(const std::string& source, const std::string& destfolder
     oss << in.rdbuf();
     std::string filedata = oss.str();
     uint64_t hash = fnv1a_64(filedata.data(), filedata.size());
+    
+    // Get source file permissions
+    fs::perms src_perms = fs::status(src).permissions();
+    
     // Write HPP
     std::ofstream hpp(dest / hppname);
     hpp << "#pragma once\n#include <string>\nnamespace " << ns << " {\nbool recreate_file(std::string destination_folder);\n}\n";
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ static uint64_t fnv1a_64(const void* data, size_t len) {
     cpp << std::dec;
     cpp << "static const size_t filedata_len = " << filedata.size() << ";\n";
     cpp << "static uint64_t file_hash = " << hash << "U;\n";
+    cpp << "static std::filesystem::perms file_perms = std::filesystem::perms(" << static_cast<unsigned>(src_perms) << ");\n";
     cpp << R"cpp(
 bool recreate_file(std::string destination_folder) {
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -87,6 +93,9 @@ bool recreate_file(std::string destination_folder) {
     if (needs_write) {
         std::ofstream out(outpath, std::ios::binary);
         out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(filedata), filedata_len);
+        out.close();
+        // Set the file permissions
+        fs::permissions(outpath, file_perms);
     }
     
     if (!fs::exists(outpath)) {
@@ -188,6 +197,9 @@ static uint64_t fnv1a_64(const void* data, size_t len) {
         oss << in.rdbuf();
         std::string filedata = oss.str();
         uint64_t hash = fnv1a_64(filedata.data(), filedata.size());
+        // Get file permissions
+        fs::perms file_perms = fs::status(file).permissions();
+        
         std::string rel = fs::relative(file, src).string();
         std::string var = sanitize(rel);
         cpp << "static const unsigned char data_" << var << "[] = {";
@@ -202,6 +214,7 @@ static uint64_t fnv1a_64(const void* data, size_t len) {
         cpp << "static const size_t len_" << var << " = " << filedata.size() << ";\n";
         cpp << "static uint64_t hash_" << var << " = " << hash << "U;\n";
         cpp << "static const char* rel_" << var << " = \"" << rel << "\";\n";
+        cpp << "static std::filesystem::perms perms_" << var << " = std::filesystem::perms(" << static_cast<unsigned>(file_perms) << ");\n";
     }
     // Write recreate_tree using heredoc style
     cpp << R"cpp(
@@ -226,6 +239,9 @@ bool recreate_tree(std::string destination_folder) {
         if (needs_write) {
             std::ofstream out(outpath, std::ios::binary);
             out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>()cpp" << "data_" << var << R"cpp(), )cpp" << "len_" << var << R"cpp();
+            out.close();
+            // Set the file permissions
+            fs::permissions(outpath, )cpp" << "perms_" << var << R"cpp();
         }
 
         if (!fs::exists(outpath)) {