diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index ffed409..e8cee20 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/modules/AddCMakeProject.cmake)
 set(supported_packages Boost heatshrink Catch2 ZLIB pybind11)
 
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
-option(${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_ALL "Choose all external projects to be built." ON)
+option(${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_ALL "Choose all external projects to be selected (create build target for them)." ON)
+option(${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_ALL "Choose all external projects to be built." ON)
 
 find_package(Git REQUIRED)
 
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ find_package(Git REQUIRED)
 set(PATCH_CMD ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} apply --verbose --ignore-space-change --whitespace=fix)
 
 foreach (pkg ${supported_packages})
-    option(${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_${pkg} "Select package ${pkg} to be built." OFF)
-    if (${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_ALL OR ${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_${pkg})
+    option(${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_${pkg} "Select package ${pkg} to be built." OFF)
+    if (${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_ALL OR ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_ALL OR ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_${pkg})
         include(${pkg}/${pkg}.cmake)
     endif ()
 endforeach()
diff --git a/deps/CMakePresets.json b/deps/CMakePresets.json
index bed0ef5..00941b5 100644
--- a/deps/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/deps/CMakePresets.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
           "description": "Python module dependencies",
           "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build-python-module",
           "cacheVariables": {
-              "LibBGCode_Deps_SELECT_pybind11": true
+              "LibBGCode_Deps_BUILD_pybind11": true
           }
         },
         {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build-wasm",
             "cacheVariables": {
                 "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "MinSizeRel",
-                "LibBGCode_Deps_SELECT_ZLIB": {
+                "LibBGCode_Deps_BUILD_ZLIB": {
                     "type": "BOOL",
                     "value": "ON"
                 }
diff --git a/deps/ZLIB/ZLIB.cmake b/deps/ZLIB/ZLIB.cmake
index eadde9b..5ee78aa 100644
--- a/deps/ZLIB/ZLIB.cmake
+++ b/deps/ZLIB/ZLIB.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 set(_exclude_from_all OFF)
 
-if (UNIX AND NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_ZLIB AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
+if (UNIX AND NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_ZLIB AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN AND NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_ALL)
   set(_exclude_from_all ON)
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/deps/autobuild.cmake b/deps/autobuild.cmake
index 84600d6..e7d998a 100644
--- a/deps/autobuild.cmake
+++ b/deps/autobuild.cmake
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@ endif ()
 
 message(STATUS "build dir = ${_build_dir}")
 
+set(_preset_arg "--preset ${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEPS_PRESET}")
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.19)
+    message(WARNING "CMake presets are not supported with this version of CMake. Building all dependency packages!")
+    set(_preset_arg "." )
+    list(APPEND _build_args "-DLibBGCode_Deps_BUILD_ALL:BOOL=ON")
+endif ()
+
 execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --preset ${${PROJECT_NAME}_DEPS_PRESET} "${_gen_arg}" -B ${_build_dir} ${_build_args}
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} "${_preset_arg}" "${_gen_arg}" -B ${_build_dir} ${_build_args}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
     ${_output_quiet}
     ERROR_VARIABLE _deps_configure_output
diff --git a/deps/pybind11/pybind11.cmake b/deps/pybind11/pybind11.cmake
index 5f6ef3a..a2f6111 100644
--- a/deps/pybind11/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/deps/pybind11/pybind11.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(_exclude_from_all OFF)
 
-if (NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_SELECT_pybind11)
+if (NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_pybind11 AND NOT ${PROJECT_NAME}_BUILD_ALL)
   set(_exclude_from_all ON)
 endif ()
 
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ add_cmake_project(pybind11
     URL_HASH SHA256=b011a730c8845bfc265f0f81ee4e5e9e1d354df390836d2a25880e123d021f89
     CMAKE_ARGS
         -DPYBIND11_TEST:BOOL=OFF
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0631384..f1a07b5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ install_components = ["python_modules"]
 build_args = ["--target", "build_and_test"]
 # preset = "python-module"
 # build_presets = ["python-module"]
-# build_path = "build"
\ No newline at end of file
+# build_path = "build"