diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
index cf899642..f8716a99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_test.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ jobs:
             -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} \
             -D VIENNALS_BUILD_TESTS=ON
 
+      - name: Build Dependencies
+        run: cmake --build ./build --target buildDependencies
+
       - name: Build Tests
-        run: cmake --build ./build
+        run: cmake --build ./build --target buildTests
 
       - name: Run Tests
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_test.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_test.yml
index 002783fd..ab95cfef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_test.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ jobs:
             -D OpenMP_CXX_LIB_NAMES="omp" \
             -D OpenMP_omp_LIBRARY="$(brew --prefix libomp)/lib/libomp.a"
 
+      - name: Build Dependencies
+        run: cmake --build ./build --target buildDependencies
+
       - name: Build Tests
-        run: cmake --build ./build
+        run: cmake --build ./build --target buildTests
 
       - name: Run Tests
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_test.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_test.yml
index bad78c66..d1be4573 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_test.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure
         run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DVIENNALS_BUILD_TESTS=ON
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      - name: Build Dependencies
+        run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --target buildDependencies
+
+      - name: Build Tests
+        run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --target buildTests
 
       - name: Add VTK to PATH
         run: echo "${{github.workspace}}\dependencies\Install\vtk_external\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append