diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 69579acea..298de21f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt install libboost-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libyaml-cpp-dev valgrind
+          sudo apt install libboost-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev
+
+      - name: Install test dependencies
+        if: ${{matrix.target == 'tests'}}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install libyaml-cpp-dev valgrind
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f3a497b6..674f149c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ endif ()
 
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR
         "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
-    find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
+    if (VERIFIER_ENABLE_TESTS)
+        find_package(yaml-cpp REQUIRED)
+    endif()
     find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -57,22 +59,24 @@ elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packages/boost/lib/native/include)
     set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packages/boost_filesystem-vc143/lib/native)
 
-    # MSVC's "std:c++20" option is the current standard that supports all the C++17
-    # features we use. However, cmake can't deal with that here, so we set it below.
-
-    set(EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packages/yaml-cpp)
-    include(ExternalProject)
-    ExternalProject_Add(yaml-cpp
-            GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
-            GIT_TAG "yaml-cpp-0.7.0"
-            GIT_SHALLOW true
-            CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}
-            -DYAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT=ON
-            -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
-            -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
-    )
-    set(YAML_CPP_LIBRARIES ${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}/lib/yaml-cpp$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:d>.lib)
-    set(YAML_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR ${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}/include/)
+    if (VERIFIER_ENABLE_TESTS)
+        # MSVC's "std:c++20" option is the current standard that supports all the C++17
+        # features we use. However, cmake can't deal with that here, so we set it below.
+
+        set(EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/packages/yaml-cpp)
+        include(ExternalProject)
+        ExternalProject_Add(yaml-cpp
+                GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
+                GIT_TAG "yaml-cpp-0.7.0"
+                GIT_SHALLOW true
+                CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}
+                -DYAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT=ON
+                -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+                -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
+        )
+        set(YAML_CPP_LIBRARIES ${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}/lib/yaml-cpp$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:d>.lib)
+        set(YAML_CPP_INCLUDE_DIR ${EXTERNAL_INSTALL_LOCATION}/include/)
+    endif()
 endif ()
 
 include_directories(./external)
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ file(GLOB LIB_SRC
 
 if(VERIFIER_ENABLE_TESTS)
 file(GLOB ALL_TEST
+        "src/test/ebpf_yaml.hpp"
+        "src/test/ebpf_yaml.hpp"
         "./src/test/test_conformance.cpp"
         "./src/test/test_marshal.cpp"
         "./src/test/test_print.cpp"
diff --git a/src/ebpf_yaml.cpp b/src/test/ebpf_yaml.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ebpf_yaml.cpp
rename to src/test/ebpf_yaml.cpp
diff --git a/src/ebpf_yaml.hpp b/src/test/ebpf_yaml.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ebpf_yaml.hpp
rename to src/test/ebpf_yaml.hpp