diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index b0898f1d5..7e25e15fc 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ max_line_length = 80
 [{BUILD,*.BUILD,*.bzl,*.bazel,.bazelrc}]
 indent_size = 4
 
+[{CMakeLists.txt,*.cmake}]
+indent_size = 4
+
 [{*.cc,*.h}]
 indent_size = 2
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87057fca5..703e13081 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+project(qsim)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.31)
 
diff --git a/pybind_interface/GetPybind11.cmake b/pybind_interface/GetPybind11.cmake
index 3f1e01afc..a9b4f527d 100644
--- a/pybind_interface/GetPybind11.cmake
+++ b/pybind_interface/GetPybind11.cmake
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ if (pybind11_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if((NOT pybind11_FOUND) AND (NOT pybind11_POPULATED)) # check first on system path, then attempt git fetch
-  FetchContent_Populate(pybind11)
-  add_subdirectory(${pybind11_SOURCE_DIR} ${pybind11_BINARY_DIR})
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(pybind11)
 endif()