diff --git a/.github/aux/github_venv.sh b/.github/aux/github_venv.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c38889d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/aux/github_venv.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Copyright Quadrivium LLC
+# All Rights Reserved
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+GITHUB_ENV="${GITHUB_ENV:?}"
+export VIRTUAL_ENV="${1:?venv path not set}"
+export PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+echo "VIRTUAL_ENV=$VIRTUAL_ENV" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+echo "PATH=$PATH" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compilers.yml b/.github/workflows/compilers.yml
index 4a5b007..a368d45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compilers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compilers.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
         clean: true
         fetch-depth: 1
 
+    - name: venv
+      run: python3 -m venv --upgrade-deps ~/venv && .github/aux/github_venv.sh $_
+
     - name: install dependencies
       run: |
         set -e
@@ -60,9 +63,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcov         gcov         /usr/bin/gcov-13               90
         fi
 
-        sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        sudo python3 -m pip install scikit-build
-        sudo python3 -m pip install cmake==3.25 requests gitpython gcovr pyyaml
+        pip3 install scikit-build
+        pip3 install cmake==3.25 requests gitpython gcovr pyyaml
 
     - name: cmake
       env:
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b710533..a412d39 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ add_library(configurator_yaml
 target_link_libraries(configurator_yaml
     yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp
     configurator
+    logging_system
     )
 
 add_library(fallback_configurator
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ add_library(logging_system
     logging_system.cpp
     )
 target_link_libraries(logging_system
+    group
+    logger
     sink
     sink_to_nowhere
     )