diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c101fd..2d8dfbc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13 FATAL_ERROR)
-project(libpressio VERSION "0.29.1" LANGUAGES CXX C)
+project(libpressio VERSION "0.30.0" LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 #correct was to set a default build type
 # https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-and-the-default-build-type/
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_MGARD)
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/mgard_plugin.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/mgard.h
     )
-  target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC mgard::mgard)
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE mgard::mgard)
 endif()
 
 option(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_ZFP "build the ZFP plugin" OFF)
@@ -147,9 +146,8 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_ZFP)
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/zfp_plugin.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/zfp.h
     )
-  target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC zfp::zfp)
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE zfp::zfp)
 endif()
 
 option(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_SZ "build the SZ plugin" OFF)
@@ -162,9 +160,8 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_SZ)
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/sz_plugin.cc
-      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h
     )
-  target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC SZ)
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE SZ)
 endif()
 
 option(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_BLOSC "build the BLOSC plugin" OFF)
@@ -173,11 +170,10 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_BLOSC)
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/blosc_plugin.cc
-      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/blosc.h
     )
   pkg_search_module(BLOSC IMPORTED_TARGET GLOBAL blosc)
   if(BLOSC_FOUND)
-          target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC PkgConfig::BLOSC)
+    target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE PkgConfig::BLOSC)
   else()
           find_library(BLOSC_LIBRARIES blosc)
           find_file(BLOSC_INCLUDE_FILE blosc.h)
@@ -185,8 +181,8 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_BLOSC)
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find blosc and it was enabled")
           endif()
           get_filename_component(BLOSC_INCLUDE_DIRS ${BLOSC_INCLUDE_FILE} DIRECTORY)
-          target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC ${BLOSC_LIBRARIES})
-          target_include_directories(libpressio PUBLIC ${BLOSC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+          target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE ${BLOSC_LIBRARIES})
+          target_include_directories(libpressio PRIVATE ${BLOSC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
           
   endif()
 
@@ -204,7 +200,7 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_MAGICK)
   )
   message(STATUS "Checking for Magick::LongLong: ${LIBPRESSIO_COMPAT_HAS_IMAGEMAGICK_LONGLONG}")
   set(LIBPRESSIO_COMPRESSORS "${LIBPRESSIO_COMPRESSORS} magick")
-  target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC PkgConfig::Magick++)
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE PkgConfig::Magick++)
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/magick++.cc
@@ -215,9 +211,9 @@ option(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_HDF "build the hdf5 io plugin" OFF)
 if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_HDF)
   set(LIBPRESSIO_FEATURES "${LIBPRESSIO_FEATURES} hdf5")
   find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS C)
-  target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC ${HDF5_C_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(libpressio PUBLIC ${HDF5_C_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  target_compile_definitions(libpressio PUBLIC ${HDF5_C_DEFINITIONS})
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE ${HDF5_C_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(libpressio PRIVATE ${HDF5_C_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  target_compile_definitions(libpressio PRIVATE ${HDF5_C_DEFINITIONS})
   target_sources(libpressio
     PRIVATE
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/io/hdf5.cc
@@ -233,7 +229,7 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_FPZIP)
     PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/plugins/compressors/fpzip_plugin.cc
     )
-target_link_libraries(libpressio PUBLIC fpzip::fpzip)
+  target_link_libraries(libpressio PRIVATE fpzip::fpzip)
 
 endif()
 
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
index 300d75b..c374292 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Copyright © 2020 , UChicago Argonne, LLC
 All Rights Reserved
-[libpressio, Version 0.29.1]
+[libpressio, Version 0.30.0]
 Robert Underwood
 Argonne National Laboratory
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19f0732..73638c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Here is a minimal example with error checking of how to use LibPressio:
 
 ```c
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
+#include <sz.h>
 
 // provides input function, found in ./test
 #include "make_input_data.h"
diff --git a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/blosc.h b/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/blosc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 747db06..0000000
--- a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/blosc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * \file
- * \brief Includes definitions needed to use the BLOSC pressio compressor 
- */
-#include <blosc.h>
diff --git a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/magick.h b/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/magick.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e19612c..0000000
--- a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/magick.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * \file
- * \brief Includes definitions needed to use the ImageMagick pressio compressor 
- */
-#include <Magick++.h>
diff --git a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/mgard.h b/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/mgard.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0628432..0000000
--- a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/mgard.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/** 
- * \file
- * \brief Includes definitions needed to use the MGRAD pressio compressor
- * */
-#include <mgard_capi.h>
diff --git a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h b/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a1b1d3..0000000
--- a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/** \file
- *  \brief Includes definitions needed to use the SZ pressio compressor
- */
-#include <sz/sz.h>
diff --git a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/zfp.h b/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/zfp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index df85fd9..0000000
--- a/include/libpressio_ext/compressors/zfp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/** \file 
- *  \brief Includes definitions needed to use the ZFP pressio compressor
- */
-#include <zfp.h>
diff --git a/swig/CMakeLists.txt b/swig/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ba6407..dd1299e 100644
--- a/swig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if(SWIG_FOUND AND PYTHON3_FOUND)
       SOURCES ${ARGV}
       )
     set_property(TARGET ${filelibname} PROPERTY SWIG_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "SWIGWORDSIZE64")
-    target_link_libraries(${filelibname} PUBLIC libpressio Python3::Python Python3::NumPy)
+    target_link_libraries(${filelibname} PUBLIC SZ libpressio Python3::Python Python3::NumPy)
     target_include_directories(${filelibname} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
     get_property(swig_generated_module TARGET ${filelibname} PROPERTY SWIG_SUPPORT_FILES)
 
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fec073..4987f89 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,32 +48,35 @@ if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_SZ)
   target_include_directories(test_sz_plugin PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../include)
 
   add_executable(sz_basic sz_basic.c make_input_data.cc)
-  target_link_libraries(sz_basic libpressio)
+  target_link_libraries(sz_basic libpressio SZ)
   add_test(sz_basic_test sz_basic)
 
   add_executable(sz_cpp sz_cpp.cc make_input_data.cc)
-  target_link_libraries(sz_cpp libpressio)
+  target_link_libraries(sz_cpp libpressio SZ)
   add_test(sz_cpp_test sz_cpp)
 
   add_executable(metrics metrics.c make_input_data.cc)
-  target_link_libraries(metrics libpressio)
+  target_link_libraries(metrics libpressio SZ)
   add_test(metrics_test metrics)
 
   add_executable(test_external_helper test_external_helper.cc)
   add_executable(test_external test_external.cc make_input_data.cc)
-  target_link_libraries(test_external libpressio)
-  target_link_libraries(test_external_helper libpressio)
+  target_link_libraries(test_external libpressio SZ)
+  target_link_libraries(test_external_helper libpressio SZ)
   add_test(test_external test_external ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_external_helper)
 
   add_gtest(test_register_metrics.cc make_input_data.cc)
+  target_link_libraries(test_register_metrics SZ)
   add_gtest(test_metrics_options.cc make_input_data.cc)
+  target_link_libraries(test_metrics_options SZ)
   add_gtest(test_register_compressor.cc make_input_data.cc)
+  target_link_libraries(test_register_compressor SZ)
 endif()
 
 
 if(LIBPRESSIO_HAS_ZFP)
   add_executable(zfp_basic zfp_basic.c make_input_data.cc)
-  target_link_libraries(zfp_basic libpressio)
+  target_link_libraries(zfp_basic libpressio zfp::zfp)
   add_test(zfp_basic_test zfp_basic)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/test/full.c b/test/full.c
index d5d50dc..23e1b8f 100644
--- a/test/full.c
+++ b/test/full.c
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"
 
+
 void print_all_options(struct pressio_options* options) {
   struct pressio_options_iter* iter = pressio_options_get_iter(options);
   while(pressio_options_iter_has_value(iter)) 
diff --git a/test/metrics.c b/test/metrics.c
index 48ca603..424b582 100644
--- a/test/metrics.c
+++ b/test/metrics.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"
 
diff --git a/test/sz_basic.c b/test/sz_basic.c
index 621f270..772d0ed 100644
--- a/test/sz_basic.c
+++ b/test/sz_basic.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"
 
diff --git a/test/sz_cpp.cc b/test/sz_cpp.cc
index 99886dc..3f3ca0d 100644
--- a/test/sz_cpp.cc
+++ b/test/sz_cpp.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <libpressio_ext/cpp/libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"
 
diff --git a/test/test_external.cc b/test/test_external.cc
index f41bb77..83f23af 100644
--- a/test/test_external.cc
+++ b/test/test_external.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h>
 #include <libpressio_ext/cpp/printers.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"
 
diff --git a/test/test_metrics_options.cc b/test/test_metrics_options.cc
index de79eab..4a4c7d1 100644
--- a/test/test_metrics_options.cc
+++ b/test/test_metrics_options.cc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <iterator>
-#include "make_input_data.h"
-
 #include <map>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
+
 #include "libpressio.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/data.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/metrics.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/options.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/pressio.h"
-#include "libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h"
+#include "make_input_data.h"
 
 class hasoptoins_metric : public libpressio_metrics_plugin
 {
diff --git a/test/test_register_compressor.cc b/test/test_register_compressor.cc
index df1167b..e9f67c7 100644
--- a/test/test_register_compressor.cc
+++ b/test/test_register_compressor.cc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-#include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include <iterator>
-#include "make_input_data.h"
-
 #include <cmath>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
+
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/data.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/compressor.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/options.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/pressio.h"
-#include "libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/compat/std_compat.h"
+#include "make_input_data.h"
 
 namespace {
   struct log_fn{
diff --git a/test/test_register_metrics.cc b/test/test_register_metrics.cc
index e7d2569..eb5160c 100644
--- a/test/test_register_metrics.cc
+++ b/test/test_register_metrics.cc
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <iterator>
-#include "make_input_data.h"
-
 #include <map>
+#include <sz/sz.h>
+
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/data.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/metrics.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/options.h"
 #include "libpressio_ext/cpp/pressio.h"
-#include "libpressio_ext/compressors/sz.h"
+#include "make_input_data.h"
 
 class counting_metric: public libpressio_metrics_plugin {
   public:
diff --git a/test/zfp_basic.c b/test/zfp_basic.c
index 1dca452..90bc45b 100644
--- a/test/zfp_basic.c
+++ b/test/zfp_basic.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <libpressio.h>
-#include <libpressio_ext/compressors/zfp.h>
+#include <zfp.h>
 
 #include "make_input_data.h"