diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index 8294707..0852a7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         mkdir googletest/build
         cd googletest/build
         cmake ..
-        sudo make install
+        make
 
     - name: Cache Google Benchmark
       id: cache-google-benchmark
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         mkdir benchmark/build
         cd benchmark/build
         cmake .. -DBENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF
-        sudo make install
+        make
 
     # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory.
     # `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ jobs:
         cmake -S ${{ github.workspace }} -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.cpp_compiler }} \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{ matrix.cpp_standard }} \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
+          -DGTEST_ROOT=${{ github.workspace }}/googletest/build \
+          -DBENCHMARK_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/benchmark/build
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         make
         ./bin/utest