diff --git a/lib/yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index cbdaa13d67..eca57809a4 100644
--- a/lib/yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/yaml-cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ if (YAML_CPP_INSTALL)
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/pkgconfig)
 endif()
 
+message("YAML-CPP: installation complete")
+
 if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS)
 	add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 250f6ec119..6fd4dde95d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ install(
 install(TARGETS ${BROTLI_LIBRARY} EXPORT ${VIRTUAL_TRANSPORT_LIBRARY})
 install(TARGETS ${ENG_FORMAT_LIBRARY} EXPORT ${VIRTUAL_TRANSPORT_LIBRARY})
 install(TARGETS ${FMT_LIBRARY} EXPORT ${VIRTUAL_TRANSPORT_LIBRARY})
+message("installing yamlcpp")
 install(TARGETS ${YAMLCPP_LIBRARY} EXPORT ${VIRTUAL_TRANSPORT_LIBRARY})
+message("yamlcpp installed")
 install(TARGETS ${JSON_LIBRARY} EXPORT ${VIRTUAL_TRANSPORT_LIBRARY})
 
 if (vt_libfort_enabled)