diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3feba7e..b4c2d47 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ install(
     FILE ${OCIO_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME}
 )
 
-if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+if (0)
     # Install custom macros used in the find modules.
     install(FILES
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/share/cmake/macros/VersionUtils.cmake
diff --git a/share/cmake/modules/FindExtPackages.cmake b/share/cmake/modules/FindExtPackages.cmake
index aa2550a..3c968f7 100644
--- a/share/cmake/modules/FindExtPackages.cmake
+++ b/share/cmake/modules/FindExtPackages.cmake
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ message(STATUS "Checking for mandatory dependencies...")
 # expat
 # https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat
 ocio_handle_dependency(  expat REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
+                         CONFIG
                          MIN_VERSION 2.4.1
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION 2.5.0
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "CVE fixes and fix issue with symbol leakage when built as a static library")
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ ocio_handle_dependency(  expat REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
 # yaml-cpp
 # https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp
 ocio_handle_dependency(  yaml-cpp REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
+                         CONFIG
                          MIN_VERSION 0.6.3
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION 0.7.0
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO")
@@ -69,13 +71,13 @@ ocio_handle_dependency(  yaml-cpp REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
 # pystring
 # https://github.com/imageworks/pystring
 ocio_handle_dependency(  pystring REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
-                         MIN_VERSION 1.1.3
-                         RECOMMENDED_VERSION 1.1.3
+                         CONFIG
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO")
 
 # Imath (>=3.1)
 # https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/Imath
 ocio_handle_dependency(  Imath REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
+                         CONFIG
                          MIN_VERSION 3.1.1
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION 3.1.12
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO")
@@ -111,7 +113,8 @@ ocio_handle_dependency(  ZLIB REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
 # minizip-ng
 # https://github.com/zlib-ng/minizip-ng
 ocio_handle_dependency(  minizip-ng REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
-                         MIN_VERSION 3.0.6
+                         CONFIG
+                         MIN_VERSION 4
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION 3.0.7
                          RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO")
 
@@ -132,8 +135,7 @@ if(OCIO_BUILD_APPS)
     # lcms2
     # https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS
     ocio_handle_dependency(  lcms2 REQUIRED ALLOW_INSTALL
-                             MIN_VERSION 2.2
-                             RECOMMENDED_VERSION 2.2
+                             CONFIG
                              RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO")
 endif()
 
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ if(OCIO_BUILD_APPS)
         ###############################################################################
         # Calling find_package in CONFIG mode using PREFER_CONFIG option.
         ocio_handle_dependency(  OpenEXR PREFER_CONFIG ALLOW_INSTALL
+                                 CONFIG
                                  MIN_VERSION ${OpenEXR_MININUM_VERSION}
                                  RECOMMENDED_VERSION 3.1.5
                                  RECOMMENDED_VERSION_REASON "Latest version tested with OCIO"
diff --git a/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in b/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
index 4e2367b..fc0e483 100644
--- a/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/src/cmake/Config.cmake.in
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ if (NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@) # NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@
     ########################
 
     if (NOT TARGET expat::expat)
-        find_dependency(expat @expat_VERSION@)
+        find_dependency(expat @expat_VERSION@ CONFIG)
     endif()
 
     if (NOT TARGET Imath::Imath)
-        find_dependency(Imath @Imath_VERSION@)
+        find_dependency(Imath @Imath_VERSION@ CONFIG)
     endif()
 
     if (NOT TARGET pystring::pystring)
-        find_dependency(pystring @pystring_VERSION@)
+        find_dependency(pystring @pystring_VERSION@ CONFIG)
     endif()
 
     if (NOT TARGET yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp)
-        find_dependency(yaml-cpp @yaml-cpp_VERSION@)
+        find_dependency(yaml-cpp @yaml-cpp_VERSION@ CONFIG)
         if (TARGET yaml-cpp AND NOT TARGET yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp)
             add_library(yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp ALIAS yaml-cpp)
         endif()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if (NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@) # NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@
     endif()
 
     if (NOT TARGET MINIZIP::minizip-ng)
-        find_dependency(minizip-ng @minizip-ng_VERSION@)
+        find_dependency(minizip-ng @minizip-ng_VERSION@ CONFIG)
     endif()
 
     # Remove OCIO custom find module path.