diff --git a/test/cmake/raptor_require_benchmark.cmake b/test/cmake/raptor_require_benchmark.cmake
index f7a09a8f..356e9ead 100644
--- a/test/cmake/raptor_require_benchmark.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/raptor_require_benchmark.cmake
@@ -12,29 +12,25 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 macro (raptor_require_benchmark)
     enable_testing ()
 
-    set (benchmark_version "1.7.1")
-    set (gbenchmark_git_tag "v${benchmark_version}")
+    set (RAPTOR_BENCHMARK_TAG "v1.8.2")
 
-    find_package (benchmark ${benchmark_version} EXACT QUIET)
+    find_package (benchmark QUIET)
 
-    if (NOT benchmark_FOUND)
-        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Benchmark ${benchmark_version}")
+    # Also ensure that Google Benchmark if fetched for the latest library cron, which sets the tag to "main".
+    if (NOT benchmark_FOUND OR "${RAPTOR_BENCHMARK_TAG}" STREQUAL "main")
+        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Benchmark ${RAPTOR_BENCHMARK_TAG}")
 
         include (FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare (gbenchmark_fetch_content
                               GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/google/benchmark.git"
-                              GIT_TAG "${gbenchmark_git_tag}"
+                              GIT_TAG "${RAPTOR_BENCHMARK_TAG}"
         )
         option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING "" OFF)
-        option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR "" OFF)
+        option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_WERROR "" OFF) # Does not apply to Debug builds.
         option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_INSTALL "" OFF)
-        if (RAPTOR_LTO_BUILD AND NOT RAPTOR_IS_DEBUG)
-            option (BENCHMARK_ENABLE_LTO "" ON)
-        endif ()
-
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable (gbenchmark_fetch_content)
     else ()
-        message (STATUS "Found Google Benchmark ${benchmark_version}")
+        message (STATUS "  Test dependency:            Google Benchmark ${benchmark_VERSION} found.")
     endif ()
 
     # NOTE: google benchmark's CMakeLists.txt already defines Shlwapi
diff --git a/test/cmake/raptor_require_test.cmake b/test/cmake/raptor_require_test.cmake
index 0d53fb33..68eaaa43 100644
--- a/test/cmake/raptor_require_test.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/raptor_require_test.cmake
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 macro (raptor_require_test)
     enable_testing ()
 
-    set (gtest_version "1.13.0")
-    set (gtest_git_tag "v${gtest_version}")
+    set (RAPTOR_GTEST_TAG "v1.13.0")
 
-    find_package (GTest ${gtest_version} EXACT QUIET)
+    find_package (GTest QUIET)
 
-    if (NOT GTest_FOUND)
-        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Test ${gtest_version}")
+    # Also ensure that Google Test if fetched for the latest library cron, which sets the tag to "main".
+    if (NOT GTest_FOUND OR "${RAPTOR_GTEST_TAG}" STREQUAL "main")
+        message (STATUS "Fetching Google Test ${RAPTOR_GTEST_TAG}")
 
         include (FetchContent)
         FetchContent_Declare (gtest_fetch_content
                               GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/google/googletest.git"
-                              GIT_TAG "${gtest_git_tag}"
+                              GIT_TAG "${RAPTOR_GTEST_TAG}"
         )
         option (BUILD_GMOCK "" OFF)
         option (INSTALL_GTEST "" OFF)
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable (gtest_fetch_content)
     else ()
-        message (STATUS "Found Google Test ${gtest_version}")
+        message (STATUS "  Test dependency:            Google Test ${GTest_VERSION} found.")
     endif ()
 
     if (NOT TARGET gtest_build)
diff --git a/test/performance/bin_influence_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/bin_influence_benchmark.cpp
index 81384e0f..9bcb891f 100644
--- a/test/performance/bin_influence_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/bin_influence_benchmark.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ static void bulk_count(benchmark::State & state, double && fpr)
             auto view = query | hash_adaptor | std::views::common;
             minimiser.assign(view.begin(), view.end());
 
-            auto & result = agent.bulk_count(minimiser);
-            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(result);
+            [[maybe_unused]] auto & result = agent.bulk_count(minimiser);
+            benchmark::ClobberMemory();
         }
     }
 }