diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
index a3412c754e..697f07b0d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update googletest
         run: |
-          grep 'gtest_git_tag ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
-          sed -i 's/gtest_git_tag ".*"/gtest_git_tag "main"/' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
-          grep 'gtest_git_tag ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
+          grep 'SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
+          sed -i 's/SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG ".*"/SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG "main"/' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
+          grep 'SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
 
       - name: Update googlebenchmark
         run: |
-          grep 'gbenchmark_git_tag ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
-          sed -i 's/gbenchmark_git_tag ".*"/gbenchmark_git_tag "main"/' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
-          grep 'gbenchmark_git_tag ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
+          grep 'SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
+          sed -i 's/SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG ".*"/SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG "main"/' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
+          grep 'SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG ".*"' seqan3/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
 
       - name: Checkout SeqAn2
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
index 87d001698b..82d7527f18 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_benchmark.cmake
@@ -12,25 +12,25 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16)
 macro (seqan3_require_benchmark)
     enable_testing ()
 
-    set (benchmark_version "1.8.2")
-    set (gbenchmark_git_tag "v${benchmark_version}")
+    set (SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG "v1.8.2")
 
-    find_package (benchmark ${benchmark_version} EXACT QUIET)
+    find_package (benchmark QUIET)
 
-    if (NOT benchmark_FOUND)
-        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Benchmark ${benchmark_version}")
+    # Also ensure that Google Benchmark if fetched for the latest library cron, which sets the tag to "main".
+    if (NOT benchmark_FOUND OR "${SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG}" STREQUAL "main")
+        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Benchmark ${SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG}")
 
         include (FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare (
             gbenchmark_fetch_content
             GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/google/benchmark.git"
-            GIT_TAG "${gbenchmark_git_tag}")
+            GIT_TAG "${SEQAN3_BENCHMARK_TAG}")
         option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING "" OFF)
         option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR "" OFF) # Does not apply to Debug builds.
         option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_INSTALL "" OFF)
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable (gbenchmark_fetch_content)
     else ()
-        message (STATUS "Found Google Benchmark ${benchmark_version}")
+        message (STATUS "  Test dependency:            Google Benchmark ${benchmark_VERSION} found.")
     endif ()
 
     # NOTE: google benchmark's CMakeLists.txt already defines Shlwapi
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
index 102d3cc6fc..c91f65d4d5 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_require_test.cmake
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16)
 macro (seqan3_require_test)
     enable_testing ()
 
-    set (gtest_version "1.13.0")
-    set (gtest_git_tag "v${gtest_version}")
+    set (SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG "v1.13.0")
 
-    find_package (GTest ${gtest_version} EXACT QUIET)
+    find_package (GTest QUIET)
 
-    if (NOT GTest_FOUND)
-        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Test ${gtest_version}")
+    # Also ensure that Google Test if fetched for the latest library cron, which sets the tag to "main".
+    if (NOT GTest_FOUND OR "${SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG}" STREQUAL "main")
+        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Test ${SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG}")
 
         include (FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare (
             gtest_fetch_content
             GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/google/googletest.git"
-            GIT_TAG "${gtest_git_tag}")
+            GIT_TAG "${SEQAN3_GTEST_TAG}")
         option (BUILD_GMOCK "" OFF)
         option (INSTALL_GTEST "" OFF)
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable (gtest_fetch_content)
     else ()
-        message (STATUS "Found Google Test ${gtest_version}")
+        message (STATUS "  Test dependency:            Google Test ${GTest_VERSION} found.")
     endif ()
 
     if (NOT TARGET gtest_build)