diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8083cee0..43fe7a82 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ set_target_properties(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME}
               VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
               SOVERSION 1)
 
-xo_indentlog_dependency(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
+xo_internal_dependency(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME} indentlog)
+#xo_indentlog_dependency(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
 
 xo_include_options(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
 xo_compile_options(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
diff --git a/utest/CMakeLists.txt b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
index 74706592..cfdf594a 100644
--- a/utest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} PUBLIC refcnt)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # 3rd part dependency: catch2:
 
-find_package(Catch2 2 REQUIRED)
+xo_external_target_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} Catch2 Catch2::Catch2)
 
 # need this so that catch2/include appears in compile_commands.json,
 # on which lsp integration relies.