diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5c13c4..eb43259 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ if(nlohmann_json_ADDED)
   )
 endif()
 
+# Builds all NVBench targets (libs, tests, examples, etc).
+add_custom_target(nvbench.all)
+
 add_subdirectory(nvbench)
 
 if (NVBench_ENABLE_EXAMPLES OR NVBench_ENABLE_TESTING)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index e62decb..feb830a 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set(example_srcs
 
 # Metatarget for all examples:
 add_custom_target(nvbench.example.all)
+add_dependencies(nvbench.all nvbench.example.all)
 
 foreach(example_src IN LISTS example_srcs)
   get_filename_component(example_name "${example_src}" NAME_WLE)
diff --git a/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt b/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
index 53819c3..6621cb8 100644
--- a/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nvbench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ file_to_string("../docs/cli_help_axis.md"
 
 add_library(nvbench STATIC ${srcs})
 add_library(nvbench::nvbench ALIAS nvbench)
-
 # TODO generator expressions for installed paths
 target_include_directories(nvbench PUBLIC "${NVBench_SOURCE_DIR}")
 target_include_directories(nvbench PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ set_target_properties(nvbench PROPERTIES
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${NVBench_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR}"
   RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${NVBench_EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_DIR}"
 )
+add_dependencies(nvbench.all nvbench)
 
 add_library(nvbench_main OBJECT main.cu)
 add_library(nvbench::main ALIAS nvbench_main)
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ set_target_properties(nvbench PROPERTIES
   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${NVBench_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR}"
   RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${NVBench_EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_DIR}"
 )
+add_dependencies(nvbench.all nvbench_main)
diff --git a/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 93dda8e..22f63df 100644
--- a/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(test_srcs
 
 # Metatarget for all examples:
 add_custom_target(nvbench.test.all)
+add_dependencies(nvbench.all nvbench.test.all)
 
 foreach(test_src IN LISTS test_srcs)
   get_filename_component(test_name "${test_src}" NAME_WLE)