diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 380051c..ff7c9be 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ include(thrust)
 include(spdlog)
 include(tetgen)
 include(xsimd)
+include(clang_format)
 
 ###############################
 # Thrust Parallelization Set-Up
diff --git a/cmake/clang_format.cmake b/cmake/clang_format.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87d9bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/clang_format.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+file(GLOB_RECURSE CLANG_FORMAT_SRC
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp"
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.h"
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/*.cpp"
+        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/*.h"
+)
+
+# Define a variable for clang-format command
+find_program(CLANG_FORMAT clang-format)
+
+# Ensure clang-format was found
+if(NOT CLANG_FORMAT)
+    message(STATUS "HPCLab: clang-format not found. Please install it to use clang-format via CMake")
+else()
+    message(STATUS "HPCLab: clang-format found. You can format all source files via `cmake --build . --target format`")
+    add_custom_command(
+            OUTPUT format_all_files
+            COMMAND ${CLANG_FORMAT} -i ${CLANG_FORMAT_SRC}
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+            COMMENT "Formatting all source and test files with clang-format"
+            VERBATIM
+    )
+
+    add_custom_target(format
+            DEPENDS format_all_files
+    )
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/gtest.cmake b/cmake/gtest.cmake
index c968cce..9350769 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gtest.cmake
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-message(STATUS "Setting up gtest")
+message(STATUS "Setting up Google Test")
+set(GOOGLE_TEST_VERSION 1.15.2)
+
+find_package(GTest ${GOOGLE_TEST_VERSION} QUIET)
 
-#Adapted from https://cliutils.gitlab.io/modern-cmake/chapters/testing/googletest.html
-#Fetches the version 1.13.0 from the official github for googletest
-FetchContent_Declare(googletest
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-        GIT_TAG v1.13.0
-        )
 
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+if(${GTest_FOUND})
+        message(STATUS "Found existing Google Test: ${GTest_DIR}")
+else()
+        message(STATUS "Using Google Test from GitHub Release ${GOOGLE_TEST_VERSION}")
+
+        FetchContent_Declare(googletest
+                GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
+                GIT_TAG v${GOOGLE_TEST_VERSION}
+        )
+        FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
 
-# Disable warnings from the library target
-target_compile_options(gtest_main PRIVATE -w)
-# Disable warnings from included headers
-get_target_property(propval gtest_main INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-target_include_directories(gtest_main SYSTEM PUBLIC "${propval}")
\ No newline at end of file
+        target_compile_options(gtest_main PRIVATE -w)
+        get_target_property(propval gtest_main INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+        target_include_directories(gtest_main SYSTEM PUBLIC "${propval}")
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/pybind11.cmake
index be320d9..8c85ae2 100644
--- a/cmake/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/pybind11.cmake
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-message(STATUS "Setting up pybind11")
+message(STATUS "Setting up Pybind11 Library")
+set(PYBIND11_VERSION 2.12.0)
 
-find_package(pybind11 2.12.0 QUIET)
-
-if (${pybind11_FOUND})
-
-    message(STATUS "Using local pybind11 installation")
+find_package(pybind11 ${PYBIND11_VERSION} QUIET)
 
+if(${pybind11_FOUND})
+    message(STATUS "Found existing Pybind11 Library: ${pybind11_DIR}")
 else()
-
-    message(STATUS "Using pybind11 from git repository")
+    message(STATUS "Using Pybind11 Library from GitHub Release ${PYBIND11_VERSION}")
 
     FetchContent_Declare(pybind11
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/pybind/pybind11
-            GIT_TAG v2.12.0
+            GIT_TAG v${PYBIND11_VERSION}
     )
-
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(pybind11)
-
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/spdlog.cmake b/cmake/spdlog.cmake
index d5a8d0f..cbb0e49 100644
--- a/cmake/spdlog.cmake
+++ b/cmake/spdlog.cmake
@@ -1,33 +1,24 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
 message(STATUS "Setting up spdlog")
+set(SPDLOG_VERSION 1.14.1)
 
-find_package(spdlog 1.13.0 QUIET)
-
-if (${spdlog_FOUND})
-
-    message(STATUS "Using existing spdlog installation")
+# Known Issue:
+# If you install spdlog@1.14.1 via homebrew on ARM macOS, CMake will find spdlog
+# However, there is a version mismatch between the `fmt` library installed as dependency, and the one actually
+# being required leading to a linking error (i.e. missing symbols) while compiling!
+find_package(spdlog ${SPDLOG_VERSION} QUIET)
 
+if(${spdlog_FOUND})
+    message(STATUS "Found existing spdlog Library: ${spdlog_DIR}")
 else()
-
-    message(STATUS "Using spdlog from git repository")
-
+    message(STATUS "Using Spdlog Library from GitHub Release ${SPDLOG_VERSION}")
     FetchContent_Declare(spdlog
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
-            GIT_TAG v1.13.0
+            GIT_TAG v${SPDLOG_VERSION}
     )
-
-    # Disable stuff we don't need
-    option(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE "" OFF)
-    option(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS "" OFF)
-    option(SPDLOG_INSTALL "" OFF)
-
+    set(SPDLOG_BUILD_EXAMPLE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+    set(SPDLOG_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+    set(SPDLOG_INSTALL OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(spdlog)
-
-    # Disable warnings from the library target
-    target_compile_options(spdlog PRIVATE -w)
-    # Disable warnings from included headers
-    get_target_property(propval spdlog INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-    target_include_directories(spdlog SYSTEM PUBLIC "${propval}")
-
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/tbb.cmake b/cmake/tbb.cmake
index 3f6136d..2be02c6 100644
--- a/cmake/tbb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tbb.cmake
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-message(STATUS "Setting up tbb via CMake")
+message(STATUS "Setting up tbb")
+set(TBB_VERSION 2021.12.0)
 
-#Fetches the version v2021.12.0 from the official github of tbb
-FetchContent_Declare(tbb
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB.git
-        GIT_TAG v2021.12.0
-)
+find_package(TBB QUIET HINTS /opt/homebrew/Cellar/tbb)
 
-# Disable tests & and do not treat tbb-compile errors as warnings
-option(TBB_TEST "Enable testing" OFF)
-option(TBB_STRICT "Treat compiler warnings as errors" OFF)
+if(${TBB_FOUND})
+    message(STATUS "Found existing TBB library: ${TBB_DIR}")
+else()
+    message(STATUS "Using TBB from GitHub Release ${TBB_VERSION}")
 
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(tbb)
+    #Fetches the version v2021.12.0 from the official github of tbb
+    FetchContent_Declare(tbb
+            GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB.git
+            GIT_TAG v${TBB_VERSION}
+    )
+
+    # Disable tests & and do not treat tbb-compile errors as warnings
+    set(TBB_TEST OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+    set(TBB_STRICT OFF CACHE BOOl "" FORCE)
+
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(tbb)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/thrust.cmake b/cmake/thrust.cmake
index a7ef8bf..0511df7 100644
--- a/cmake/thrust.cmake
+++ b/cmake/thrust.cmake
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
 message(STATUS "Setting up thrust")
+set(THRUST_VERSION 1.16.0)
 
 # Set custom variables, policies, etc.
 # Disable stuff not needed
 set(THRUST_ENABLE_HEADER_TESTING "OFF")
 set(THRUST_ENABLE_TESTING "OFF")
 set(THRUST_ENABLE_EXAMPLES "OFF")
-
 # Set standard CPP Dialect to 17 (default of thrust would be 14)
 set(THRUST_CPP_DIALECT 17)
 
-find_package(Thrust 1.16.0 QUIET)
-
-if (${Thrust_FOUND})
+find_package(Thrust ${THRUST_VERSION} QUIET)
 
-    message(STATUS "Using existing thrust installation")
 
+if (${Thrust_FOUND})
+    message(STATUS "Found existing thrust installation: ${Thrust_DIR}")
 else()
-    message(STATUS "Using thrust from git repository")
-    # Fetches the version 1.16.0 of the official NVIDIA Thrust repository
+    message(STATUS "Using thrust from GitHub Release ${THRUST_VERSION}")
     FetchContent_Declare(thrust
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NVIDIA/thrust.git
-            GIT_TAG 1.16.0
+            GIT_TAG ${THRUST_VERSION}
             )
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(thrust)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/xsimd.cmake b/cmake/xsimd.cmake
index 7fa01a1..a0d4c9e 100644
--- a/cmake/xsimd.cmake
+++ b/cmake/xsimd.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
-message(STATUS "Setting up xsimd via CMake")
+message(STATUS "Setting up xsimd Library")
+set(XSIMD_VERSION 11.1.0)
 
-
-find_package(xsimd 11.1 QUIET)
+find_package(xsimd ${XSIMD_VERSION} QUIET)
 
 if (${xsimd_FOUND})
-
-    message(STATUS "Using existing xsimd installation")
-
+    message(STATUS "Found existing xsimd Library: ${xsimd_DIR}")
 else()
-
-    message(STATUS "Using xsimd from git repository")
-
-    #Fetches the version 11.1.0 from the official github of tbb
+    message(STATUS "Using xsimd Library from GitHub Release ${XSIMD_VERSION}")
     FetchContent_Declare(xsimd
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xsimd.git
-            GIT_TAG 11.1.0
+            GIT_TAG ${XSIMD_VERSION}
             )
 
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(xsimd)
-
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/yaml.cmake b/cmake/yaml.cmake
index 8896a98..aeece0a 100644
--- a/cmake/yaml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/yaml.cmake
@@ -1,32 +1,27 @@
 include(FetchContent)
 
 message(STATUS "Setting up yaml-cpp")
+set(YAML_CPP_VERSION 0.8.0)
 
-find_package(yaml-cpp 0.8.0 QUIET)
+find_package(yaml-cpp ${YAML_CPP_VERSION} QUIET)
 
 if (${yaml-cpp_FOUND})
-
-    message(STATUS "Using existing yaml-cpp installation")
-
+    message(STATUS "Found existing yaml-cpp library: ${yaml-cpp_DIR}")
 else()
-
-    #Fetches the version 0.8.0 for yaml-cpp
+    message(STATUS "Using yaml-cpp from GitHub Release ${YAML_CPP_VERSION}")
     FetchContent_Declare(yaml-cpp
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
-            GIT_TAG 0.8.0
+            GIT_TAG ${YAML_CPP_VERSION}
             )
-
     # Disable everything we don't need
     set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
-
+    set(YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(yaml-cpp)
-
     # Disable warnings from the library target
     target_compile_options(yaml-cpp PRIVATE -w)
     # Disable warnings from included headers
     get_target_property(propval yaml-cpp INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
     target_include_directories(yaml-cpp SYSTEM PUBLIC "${propval}")
-
 endif()