diff --git a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index c7fb7d2..36b15db 100644
--- a/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ file(GLOB sources CONFIGURE_DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/source/*.cpp)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${sources})
 
+# TODO(CK): why is this needed?
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME Greeter)
+
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Greeter::Greeter cxxopts)