diff --git a/cmake/configure.cmake b/cmake/configure.cmake
index b90d8d19..1807b0e0 100644
--- a/cmake/configure.cmake
+++ b/cmake/configure.cmake
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR ON)
 
 option(USE_COVERAGE "Enable coverage instrumentation" OFF)
+option(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECTS_VERBOSE
+       "Show full configure/build/install logs for ExternalProject dependencies"
+       OFF)
+
+if(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECTS_VERBOSE)
+  set(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS "")
+  set(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS "")
+else()
+  set(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS
+      LOG_CONFIGURE
+      ON
+      LOG_BUILD
+      ON
+      LOG_INSTALL
+      ON
+      LOG_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE
+      ON)
+  set(PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=NEVER)
+endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_RPATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/install/lib")
diff --git a/cmake/gtest.cmake b/cmake/gtest.cmake
index 25b3e68e..b458ba61 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gtest.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}
              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED}
              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+             ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS}
              -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-w
              -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-w
              -DBUILD_GMOCK=OFF
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/build" --config $<CONFIG>
-    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/install")
+    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_googletest/install"
+    ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS})
 
 function(ppc_link_gtest exec_func_lib)
   # Add external project include directories
diff --git a/cmake/json.cmake b/cmake/json.cmake
index 9c8b726c..5cd43f3c 100644
--- a/cmake/json.cmake
+++ b/cmake/json.cmake
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}
              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON
              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+             ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS}
              -DJSON_BuildTests=OFF
   BUILD_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/build"
     --config $<CONFIG> --parallel
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/build"
-    --config $<CONFIG> --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/install")
+    --config $<CONFIG> --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_json/install"
+    ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS})
 
 function(ppc_link_json exec_func_lib)
   # Add external project include directories
diff --git a/cmake/libenvpp.cmake b/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
index c87721c3..33b35575 100644
--- a/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libenvpp.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
              -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER}
              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON
              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+             ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS}
              -DLIBENVPP_TESTS=OFF
              -DLIBENVPP_EXAMPLES=OFF
   BUILD_COMMAND
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   INSTALL_COMMAND
     "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/build" --config $<CONFIG>
-    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/install")
+    --prefix "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_libenvpp/install"
+    ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS})
 
 string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" cmake_build_type_lower)
 if(cmake_build_type_lower STREQUAL "debug")
diff --git a/cmake/onetbb.cmake b/cmake/onetbb.cmake
index 6c559a24..09502e47 100644
--- a/cmake/onetbb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onetbb.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if(NOT ENABLE_SYSTEM_TBB)
                -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}
                -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON
                -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+               ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_CMAKE_ARGS}
                -DTBB_STRICT=OFF
                -DTBB_TEST=OFF
     BUILD_COMMAND
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ if(NOT ENABLE_SYSTEM_TBB)
       "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --install
       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/build" --config $<CONFIG> --prefix
       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/install"
+      ${PPC_EXTERNAL_PROJECT_LOG_ARGS}
     TEST_COMMAND ${ppc_onetbb_TEST_COMMAND})
 
   install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ppc_onetbb/install/"