diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2d3352..f1dcfba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ if(SIMSTR_BUILD_TESTS)
         googletest
         # Specify the commit you depend on and update it regularly.
         URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/release-1.12.1.zip
+        FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES GTest
     )
 
     # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ function(GBencmark)
         googlebench
         # Specify the commit you depend on and update it regularly.
         URL https://github.com/google/benchmark/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.0.zip
+        FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES benchmark
     )
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
     set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING OFF)
diff --git a/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
index ee2797a..d42b96a 100644
--- a/bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.15)
 
 add_executable(benchStr bench_str.cpp bench.h)
-target_link_libraries(benchStr simstr_simstr benchmark::benchmark benchmark::benchmark_main)
+target_link_libraries(benchStr simstr::simstr benchmark::benchmark benchmark::benchmark_main)
 
 add_executable(process_result process_result.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(process_result simstr_simstr)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 679f25f..daf74d8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 add_executable(testStr test_str.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(testStr simstr_simstr gtest_main)
+target_link_libraries(testStr simstr::simstr GTest::gtest_main)
 add_test(NAME testStr COMMAND testStr)
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)