diff --git a/tests/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index c1fbdcf6b..d82f159cf 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})
diff --git a/tests/concurrent/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/concurrent/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ddc56e8a..3f3b1c7d6 100644
--- a/tests/concurrent/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/concurrent/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})
diff --git a/tests/integration/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
index b85aaf18c..807499764 100644
--- a/tests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/integration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})
diff --git a/tests/manual/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/CMakeLists.txt
index c0e160478..7e830adff 100644
--- a/tests/manual/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/manual/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})
diff --git a/tests/property_based/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/property_based/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f93c1572..d4e3dd0f2 100644
--- a/tests/property_based/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/property_based/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b9af268b..23e76c80d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ foreach(test_cpp ${test_type_cpps})
     # get exec name (remove extension from the abs path)
     get_filename_component(exec_name ${test_cpp} NAME_WE)
 
-    # set target name in format {project_name}_{test_type}_{exec_name}
-    set(target_name ${project_name}_${test_type}_${exec_name})
+    # set target name in format {project_name}__{test_type}__{exec_name}
+    set(target_name ${project_name}__${test_type}__${exec_name})
 
     # build exec file
     add_executable(${target_name} ${test_cpp})