diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml
index a8ce3a7..77554e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: checkout source
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Install catch2
       # install catch2.  see [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57982945/how-to-apt-get-install-in-a-github-actions-workflow]]
diff --git a/utest/CMakeLists.txt b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
index 7eae282..990802e 100644
--- a/utest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ target_include_directories(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} PUBLIC
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # internal dependencies: logutil, ...
 
-target_link_libraries(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} PUBLIC reflect)
+xo_self_dependency(${SELF_EXECUTABLE_NAME} reflect)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # 3rd part dependency: catch2: