diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1cbd8b0a..7e2a1fe6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,8 +104,14 @@ find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${GLES_VERSION})
 pkg_check_modules(hyprctl_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.4)
 
 pkg_check_modules(aquamarine_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET aquamarine>=0.4.5)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprlang_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprlang>=0.3.2)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprcursor_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprcursor>=0.1.7)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprutils_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.3)
 
 add_compile_definitions(AQUAMARINE_VERSION="${aquamarine_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRLANG_VERSION="${hyprlang_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRUTILS_VERSION="${hyprutils_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRCURSOR_VERSION="${hyprcursor_dep_VERSION}")
 
 pkg_check_modules(
   deps
@@ -123,10 +129,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(
   libdrm
   libinput
   gbm
-  gio-2.0
-  hyprlang>=0.3.2
-  hyprcursor>=0.1.7
-  hyprutils>=0.2.3)
+  gio-2.0)
 
 find_package(hyprwayland-scanner 0.3.10 REQUIRED)
 
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ target_precompile_headers(Hyprland PRIVATE
 
 message(STATUS "Setting link libraries")
 
-target_link_libraries(Hyprland rt PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(Hyprland rt PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep PkgConfig::hyprlang_dep PkgConfig::hyprutils_dep PkgConfig::hyprcursor_dep PkgConfig::deps)
 if(udis_dep_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(Hyprland PkgConfig::udis_dep)
 else()
diff --git a/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt b/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
index 65935638..22cb8caa 100644
--- a/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.cpp")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.2.4)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprpm_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.2.4)
 
 add_executable(hyprpm ${SRCFILES})
 
-target_link_libraries(hyprpm PUBLIC PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(hyprpm PUBLIC PkgConfig::hyprpm_deps)
 
 # binary
 install(TARGETS hyprpm)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d825f184..39a5a6d0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ if cpp_compiler.check_header('execinfo.h')
 endif
 
 aquamarine = dependency('aquamarine', version: '>=0.4.5')
+hyprcursor = dependency('hyprcursor', version: '>=0.1.7')
+hyprlang = dependency('hyprlang', version: '>= 0.3.2')
+hyprutils = dependency('hyprutils', version: '>= 0.2.3')
 add_project_arguments(['-DAQUAMARINE_VERSION="@0@"'.format(aquamarine.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRCURSOR_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprcursor.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRLANG_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprlang.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRUTILS_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprutils.version())], language: 'cpp')
 
 xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
 xcb_composite_dep = dependency('xcb-composite', required: get_option('xwayland'))
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 11c16f0e..6b62ec8d 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -875,8 +875,9 @@ std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
         std::string result = std::format("Hyprland {} built from branch {} at commit {} {} ({}).\n"
                                          "Date: {}\n"
                                          "Tag: {}, commits: {}\n"
-                                         "built against aquamarine {}\n\n\n",
-                                         HYPRLAND_VERSION, GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, GIT_DIRTY, commitMsg, GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG, GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION);
+                                         "built against:\n aquamarine {}\n hyprlang {}\n hyprutils {}\n hyprcursor {}\n\n\n",
+                                         HYPRLAND_VERSION, GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, GIT_DIRTY, commitMsg, GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG, GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION,
+                                         HYPRLANG_VERSION, HYPRUTILS_VERSION, HYPRCURSOR_VERSION);
 
 #if (!defined(LEGACY_RENDERER) && !defined(ISDEBUG) && !defined(NO_XWAYLAND))
         result += "no flags were set\n";
@@ -905,9 +906,12 @@ std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     "tag": "{}",
     "commits": "{}",
     "buildAquamarine": "{}",
+    "buildHyprlang": "{}",
+    "buildHyprutils": "{}",
+    "buildHyprcursor": "{}",
     "flags": [)#",
             GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, HYPRLAND_VERSION, (strcmp(GIT_DIRTY, "dirty") == 0 ? "true" : "false"), escapeJSONStrings(commitMsg), GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG,
-            GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION);
+            GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION, HYPRLANG_VERSION, HYPRUTILS_VERSION, HYPRCURSOR_VERSION);
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "\"legacyrenderer\",";
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 2dbe2f44..61ca06d5 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ executable(
   dependencies: [
     server_protos,
     aquamarine,
+    hyprcursor,
+    hyprlang,
+    hyprutils,
     dependency('gbm'),
     dependency('xcursor'),
     dependency('wayland-server'),
     dependency('wayland-client'),
     dependency('cairo'),
-    dependency('hyprcursor', version: '>=0.1.7'),
-    dependency('hyprlang', version: '>= 0.3.2'),
-    dependency('hyprutils', version: '>= 0.2.3'),
     dependency('libdrm'),
     dependency('egl'),
     dependency('xkbcommon'),