diff --git a/etc/DependencyInstaller.sh b/etc/DependencyInstaller.sh
index 6a92a7d4608..0ba712d6e8d 100755
--- a/etc/DependencyInstaller.sh
+++ b/etc/DependencyInstaller.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ _installCommonDev() {
     cuddVersion=3.0.0
     lemonVersion=1.3.1
     spdlogVersion=1.8.1
+    gtestVersion=1.13.0
+    gtestChecksum="a1279c6fb5bf7d4a5e0d0b2a4adb39ac"
+
 
     rm -rf "${baseDir}"
     mkdir -p "${baseDir}"
@@ -201,6 +204,22 @@ _installCommonDev() {
         echo "spdlog already installed."
     fi
 
+    # gtest
+    gtestPrefix=${PREFIX:-"/usr/local"}
+    if [[ ! -d ${gtestPrefix}/include/gtest ]]; then
+        cd "${baseDir}"
+        wget https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v${gtestVersion}.zip
+        md5sum -c <(echo "${gtestChecksum} v${gtestVersion}.zip") || exit 1
+        unzip v${gtestVersion}.zip
+	cd googletest-${gtestVersion}
+        ${cmakePrefix}/bin/cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${gtestPrefix}" -B build .
+	# FIXME: The override does not work if a system gtest is present so something more should be done
+	#        Conversely our install will still be used if a system gtest is install afterwards
+        ${cmakePrefix}/bin/cmake --build build --target install
+    else
+        echo "gtest already installed."
+    fi
+
     if [[ ${equivalenceDeps} == "yes" ]]; then
         _equivalenceDeps
     fi
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ff954a6dfb..f1ecea31ce1 100755
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ include(UseSWIG)
 
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
 message(STATUS "boost: ${Boost_VERSION}")
+
+if (ENABLE_TESTS)
+  find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
+  message(STATUS "GTest: ${GTest_VERSION}")
+endif()
+
 find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Development REQUIRED)
 option(BUILD_PYTHON "Build the Python3 interface" ON)
 
diff --git a/src/cts/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cts/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e3781819ad0..5f2087ae2df 100644
--- a/src/cts/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cts/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ target_include_directories(cts_unittest
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(cts_unittest
-    gtest
-    gtest_main
+    GTest::gtest
+    GTest::gtest_main
     cts_lib
     utl_lib
     dbSta_lib
diff --git a/src/dft/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dft/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 58559d4e66d..3c963ae76b4 100644
--- a/src/dft/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dft/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 include("openroad")
 
 set(TEST_LIBS
-  gtest
-  gmock
-  gtest_main
+  GTest::gtest
+  GTest::gtest_main
+  GTest::gmock
   odb
   dft_base_scan_cell_lib
   dft_config_lib
diff --git a/src/dpl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 007cb0c2122..e17d063148e 100644
--- a/src/dpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ endforeach()
 
 add_executable(dpl_test dpl_test.cc)
 
-target_link_libraries(dpl_test 
-    gtest 
-    gtest_main
+target_link_libraries(dpl_test
+    GTest::gtest
+    GTest::gtest_main
     dpl_lib
 )
 
diff --git a/src/gpl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6617fc1acf4..ddd56e52dec 100644
--- a/src/gpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gpl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ target_include_directories(fft_test
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(fft_test
-  gtest
-  gtest_main
+  GTest::gtest
+  GTest::gtest_main
   spdlog::spdlog
 )
 
diff --git a/src/mpl2/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mpl2/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index e06fac37cdf..f5c3a3eb5e3 100644
--- a/src/mpl2/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mpl2/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 include("openroad")
 
 set(TEST_LIBS
-  gtest
-  gmock
-  gtest_main
+  GTest::gtest
+  GTest::gtest_main
+  GTest::gmock
   odb
   mpl2_lib
 )
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ target_link_libraries(TestSnapper ${TEST_LIBS})
 gtest_discover_tests(TestSnapper WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 add_executable(mpl2_test mpl2_test.cc)
-target_link_libraries(mpl2_test 
-    gtest 
-    gtest_main
+target_link_libraries(mpl2_test
+    GTest::gtest
+    GTest::gtest_main
     mpl2_lib
 )
 gtest_discover_tests(mpl2_test
diff --git a/src/odb/test/cpp/scan/CMakeLists.txt b/src/odb/test/cpp/scan/CMakeLists.txt
index 2701a438db8..ac1ffa49e1c 100644
--- a/src/odb/test/cpp/scan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/odb/test/cpp/scan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ set(TEST_LIBS
   cdl
   ${TCL_LIBRARY}
   Boost::boost
-  utl_lib gtest
-  gmock
-  gtest_main
+  utl_lib
+  GTest::gtest
+  GTest::gtest_main
+  GTest::gmock
   odb_test_helper
 )
 
diff --git a/src/rmp/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rmp/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 88e447d3e4d..95dc2a3cdaf 100644
--- a/src/rmp/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rmp/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ include(openroad)
 add_executable(RmpGTests TestAbc.cc)
 target_link_libraries(RmpGTests 
         OpenSTA
-        gtest
-        gmock
-        gtest_main
+        GTest::gtest
+        GTest::gtest_main
+        GTest::gmock
         rmp_abc_library
         dbSta_lib
         utl_lib
diff --git a/src/rsz/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rsz/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 256ce923d28..93885de5a1b 100644
--- a/src/rsz/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rsz/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ include(openroad)
 add_executable(TestBufRem1 TestBufferRemoval.cc)
 target_link_libraries(TestBufRem1
         OpenSTA
-        gtest
-        gmock
-        gtest_main
+        GTest::gtest
+        GTest::gtest_main
+        GTest::gmock
         dbSta_lib
         utl_lib
         rsz_lib
diff --git a/src/utl/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/utl/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b22b9cd643..697a691cf1b 100644
--- a/src/utl/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/utl/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 include("openroad")
 
 set(TEST_LIBS
-  gtest
-  gtest_main
+  GTest::gtest
+  GTest::gtest_main
   utl_lib
 )
 
diff --git a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
index d863c490c4c..ed5762faf62 100644
--- a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 
-if(ENABLE_TESTS)
-  add_subdirectory(gtest EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT USE_SYSTEM_ABC)
 
   set(ABC_USE_NAMESPACE "abc")
diff --git a/third-party/gtest/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 499f432238a..00000000000
--- a/third-party/gtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-include(FetchContent)
-FetchContent_Declare(
-  googletest
-  DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP TRUE
-  # Specify the commit you depend on and update it regularly.
-  URL "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.zip"
-)
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)