diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_testing.yml
index f1ac593e9bd2bd6e00f4a10e14cf2f01afd72a6d..2171a3a15c59253dc25fcbd75fa5e3ed55c987f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_testing.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DUSGSCSM_EXTERNAL_DEPS=ON -DUSGSCSM_BUILD_DOCS=OFF ..
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DUSGSCSM_EXTERNAL_DEPS=OFF -DUSGSCSM_BUILD_DOCS=OFF ..
           cmake --build .
       - name: Test Package
         run: |
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a67a7f029235585c06542684aabf3bcfaca0f793..5e59f66062dfd101c1ab0cbf4230d1050a378432 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ else()
   set(ALE_USE_EXTERNAL_JSON OFF)
   set(ALE_BUILD_LOAD OFF)
   set(ALE_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
+  set(ALE_BUILD_DOCS OFF)
   add_subdirectory(ale)
   set(ALE_TARGET ale)