diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e65c5f9..3fcfb9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ set(THIRD_PARTY_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/third_party)
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
-option(DAGGY_ENABLE_SLURM "add support for slurm executor" ON)
-option(DAGGY_ENABLE_REDIS "add support for redis logger" ON)
-option(DAGGY_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS "Add catch2 benchmarks" ON)
+option(DAGGY_ENABLE_SLURM "add support for slurm executor" OFF)
+option(DAGGY_ENABLE_REDIS "add support for redis logger" OFF)
+option(DAGGY_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS "Add catch2 benchmarks" OFF)
 
 include(cmake/rapidjson.cmake)
 include(cmake/pistache.cmake)