diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6799082..65572cc6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ xo_export_cmake_config(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 install(TARGETS hello DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
-install(TARGETS ex1 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
-install(TARGETS ex2 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
-install(TARGETS ex3 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
-install(TARGETS ex4 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
+install(TARGETS indentlog_ex1 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
+install(TARGETS indentlog_ex2 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
+install(TARGETS indentlog_ex3 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
+install(TARGETS indentlog_ex4 DESTINATION bin/indentlog/example)
diff --git a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
index a9d1b27d..f42c56de 100644
--- a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-add_executable(ex1 ex1.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(ex1)
+add_executable(indentlog_ex1 ex1.cpp)
+xo_include_options2(indentlog_ex1)
diff --git a/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
index 20026b03..2dc39192 100644
--- a/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-add_executable(ex2 ex2.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(ex2)
+# NOTE: need target names to be globally unique within the xo umbrella
+
+add_executable(indentlog_ex2 ex2.cpp)
+xo_include_options2(indentlog_ex2)
diff --git a/example/ex3/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex3/CMakeLists.txt
index 9791a931..bb5110ce 100644
--- a/example/ex3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-add_executable(ex3 ex3.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(ex3)
+add_executable(indentlog_ex3 ex3.cpp)
+xo_include_options2(indentlog_ex3)
diff --git a/example/ex4/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex4/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a6b9c31..6ff720f7 100644
--- a/example/ex4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-add_executable(ex4 ex4.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(ex4)
+add_executable(indentlog_ex4 ex4.cpp)
+xo_include_options2(indentlog_ex4)