diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index ab9109a45..59e13a439 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     name: GCC-C++${{matrix.std}}-${{matrix.build_type}}-${{matrix.lib}}-${{matrix.extra}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      BUILDDIR: 'build_GCC-C++${{matrix.std}}-${{matrix.build_type}}-${{matrix.lib}}-${{matrix.extra}}'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -S googletest-release-1.11.0 -B build-googletest \
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.shared}} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./gtest \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/gtest \
             -G Ninja
           cmake --build build-googletest --target install
 
@@ -60,66 +58,67 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.build_type == 'Debug'
         run: |
           echo 'CXXFLAGS=--coverage' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo 'GTest_ROOT=${{github.workspace}}/gtest' >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Configure
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" \
+          cmake -S . -B build_${{matrix.build_type}} \
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.lib == 'shared'}} \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${{matrix.std}} \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=./gtest \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/install \
             -DWITH_CUSTOM_PREFIX=${{matrix.extra == 'custom-prefix'}} \
             -G Ninja
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          cmake --build "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" \
+          cmake --build build_${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 --config ${{matrix.build_type}}
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
-          cmake --build "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" \
+          cmake --build build_${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 --config ${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 --target install
 
-          cmake "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" -G Ninja \
+          cmake build_${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR=${{runner.workspace}}/foo/include \
                 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=${{runner.workspace}}/foo/lib \
                 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR=${{runner.workspace}}/foo/share
-          cmake --build "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" \
+          cmake --build build_${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 --config ${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 --target install
 
       - name: Test CMake Package (relative GNUInstallDirs)
         run: |
           cmake -S src/package_config_unittest/working_config \
-                -B "${{env.BUILDDIR}}_package" \
+                -B build_${{matrix.build_type}}_package \
                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} \
-                -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="./${BUILDDIR}/install" \
+                -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{github.workspace}}/install \
                 -G Ninja
-          cmake --build "${{env.BUILDDIR}}_package" \
+          cmake --build build_${{matrix.build_type}}_package \
                 --config ${{matrix.build_type}}
 
       - name: Test CMake Package (absolute GNUInstallDirs)
         run: |
           cmake -S src/package_config_unittest/working_config \
-                -B "${{env.BUILDDIR}}_package_foo" \
+                -B build_${{matrix.build_type}}_package_foo \
                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} \
                 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{runner.workspace}}/foo \
                 -G Ninja
-          cmake --build "${{env.BUILDDIR}}_package_foo" \
+          cmake --build build_${{matrix.build_type}}_package_foo \
                 --config ${{matrix.build_type}}
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
-          ctest --test-dir "${{env.BUILDDIR}}" -j$(nproc) --output-on-failure
+          ctest --test-dir build_${{matrix.build_type}} -j$(nproc) --output-on-failure
 
       - name: Generate Coverage
         if: matrix.build_type == 'Debug'
         run: |
           lcov --directory . --capture --output-file coverage.info
           lcov --remove coverage.info \
-            '*/install/include/*' \
+            '${{github.workspace}}/gtest/*' \
             '*/src/*_unittest.cc' \
             '*/src/googletest.h' \
             '*/src/mock-log.h' \
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
           for file in src/glog/*.h.in; do
             name=$(basename ${file})
             name_we=${name%.h.in}
-            sed -i "s|${{env.BUILDDIR}}/glog/${name_we}.h\$|${file}|g" coverage.info
+            sed -i "s|build_${{matrix.build_type}}/glog/${name_we}.h\$|${file}|g" coverage.info
           done
 
           lcov --list coverage.info
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index e9b196ef7..79a6db306 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           for file in src/glog/*.h.in; do
             name=$(basename ${file})
             name_we=${name%.h.in}
-            sed -i "s|${{env.BUILDDIR}}/glog/${name_we}.h\$|${file}|g" coverage.info
+            sed -i "s|${{github.workspace}}/glog/${name_we}.h\$|${file}|g" coverage.info
           done
 
           lcov --list coverage.info