diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
index dc754463..ec2ed60f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        compiler: ["clang-18", "clang-17", "gcc-14", "gcc-13", "gcc-12", "intel"]
+        compiler: ["clang-19", "clang-18", "clang-17", "gcc-14", "gcc-13", "gcc-12", "intel"]
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
       volumes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
index ca602588..5458469e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        compiler: ["clang-18", "clang-17", "gcc-14", "gcc-13", "gcc-12"]
+        compiler: ["clang-19", "clang-18", "clang-17", "gcc-14", "gcc-13", "gcc-12"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
index c6074977..1b5becff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
             build: snippet
             build_type: Release
             use_include_dependencies: "OFF"
-            cxx_flags: "-stdlib=libc++"
 
           - name: "Snippet gcc12"
             compiler: "gcc-12"
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
             build: performance
             build_type: Release
             use_include_dependencies: "OFF"
-            cxx_flags: "-stdlib=libc++"
 
           - name: "Performance gcc12"
             compiler: "gcc-12"
@@ -64,10 +62,9 @@ jobs:
             build: header
             build_type: Release
             use_include_dependencies: "OFF"
-            cxx_flags: "-stdlib=libc++"
 
-          - name: "Header gcc13"
-            compiler: "gcc-13"
+          - name: "Header gcc14"
+            compiler: "gcc-14"
             build: header
             build_type: Release
             use_include_dependencies: "OFF"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitizer.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitizer.yml
index fd9092e2..32dce590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitizer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitizer.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             cxx_flags: "-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=undefined,float-divide-by-zero"
 
           - os: macos-14
-            compiler: clang-18
+            compiler: clang-19
 
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             compiler: gcc-14
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: "TSan"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            compiler: clang-18
-            image: ghcr.io/seqan/clang-18
+            compiler: clang-19
+            image: ghcr.io/seqan/clang-19
     container:
       image: ${{ matrix.image || '' }}
       volumes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
index 8a2f4f5e..2df39cd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_util.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        compiler: ["clang-18", "gcc-14"]
+        compiler: ["clang-19", "gcc-14"]
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/seqan/${{ matrix.compiler }}
       volumes:
diff --git a/cmake/package-lock.cmake b/cmake/package-lock.cmake
index f2b86b24..3628c7a3 100644
--- a/cmake/package-lock.cmake
+++ b/cmake/package-lock.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CPMDeclarePackage (cereal
                    VERSION ${HIBF_CEREAL_VERSION}
                    GITHUB_REPOSITORY USCiLab/cereal
                    SYSTEM TRUE
-                   OPTIONS "JUST_INSTALL_CEREAL ON")
+                   OPTIONS "JUST_INSTALL_CEREAL ON" "CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL WARNING")
 # simde
 set (HIBF_SIMDE_VERSION 0.8.2)
 CPMDeclarePackage (simde
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ CPMDeclarePackage (benchmark
                    VERSION ${HIBF_BENCHMARK_VERSION}
                    GITHUB_REPOSITORY google/benchmark
                    SYSTEM TRUE
-                   OPTIONS "BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING OFF" "BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR OFF")
+                   OPTIONS "BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING OFF" "BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR OFF"
+                           "CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL WARNING")
 # googletest
 set (HIBF_GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.15.2)
 CPMDeclarePackage (googletest
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ CPMDeclarePackage (googletest
                    VERSION ${HIBF_GOOGLETEST_VERSION}
                    GITHUB_REPOSITORY google/googletest
                    SYSTEM TRUE
-                   OPTIONS "BUILD_GMOCK OFF" "INSTALL_GTEST OFF" "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20")
+                   OPTIONS "BUILD_GMOCK OFF" "INSTALL_GTEST OFF" "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23"
+                           "CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL WARNING")
 # doxygen-awesome
 set (HIBF_DOXYGEN_AWESOME_VERSION 2.3.4)
 CPMDeclarePackage (doxygen_awesome