diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dec1a3edb..520d68944 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if(NOT ${THIS_IS_A_RELEASE})
     find_package(Git)
     set_package_properties(Git PROPERTIES
         URL "https://git-scm.com"
-        DESCRIPTION "A free and open source distributed version control system"
+        DESCRIPTION "A free and open source distributed version control system (found: ${GIT_VERSION_STRING})"
         PURPOSE "Manage version control, get MINOR_VERSION name for version number."
         TYPE REQUIRED
     )
@@ -809,15 +809,15 @@ endif()
 # VOLK - Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels
 ################################################################################
 find_package(VOLK)
-set_package_properties(VOLK PROPERTIES
-    URL "http://libvolk.org"
-    DESCRIPTION "Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels"
-    PURPOSE "Provides an abstraction of optimized math routines targeting several SIMD processors."
-    TYPE REQUIRED
-)
 if(NOT VOLK_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "*** VOLK is required to build gnss-sdr")
 endif()
+set_package_properties(VOLK PROPERTIES
+    URL "http://libvolk.org"
+    DESCRIPTION "Vector-Optimized Library of Kernels (found: ${VOLK_VERSION})"
+    PURPOSE "Provides an abstraction of optimized math routines targeting several SIMD processors."
+    TYPE REQUIRED
+)
 
 
 
@@ -875,26 +875,32 @@ if(NOT VOLKGNSSSDR_FOUND)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "six - python 2 and 3 compatibility library required to build VOLK_GNSSSDR")
     endif()
 
-    set_package_properties(Python3 PROPERTIES
-        URL "https://www.python.org/"
-        DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language"
-        PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
-        TYPE REQUIRED
-    )
+    if(Python3_FOUND)
+        set_package_properties(Python3 PROPERTIES
+            URL "https://www.python.org/"
+            DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language (found: ${Python3_VERSION})"
+            PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
+            TYPE REQUIRED
+        )
+    endif()
 
-    set_package_properties(Python2 PROPERTIES
-        URL "https://www.python.org/"
-        DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language"
-        PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
-        TYPE REQUIRED
-    )
+    if(Python2_FOUND)
+        set_package_properties(Python2 PROPERTIES
+            URL "https://www.python.org/"
+            DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language (found: ${Python2_VERSION})"
+            PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
+            TYPE REQUIRED
+        )
+    endif()
 
-    set_package_properties(PythonInterp PROPERTIES
-        URL "https://www.python.org/"
-        DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language"
-        PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
-        TYPE REQUIRED
-    )
+    if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
+        set_package_properties(PythonInterp PROPERTIES
+            URL "https://www.python.org/"
+            DESCRIPTION "An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language (found: ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING})"
+            PURPOSE "Required to build volk_gnsssdr."
+            TYPE REQUIRED
+        )
+    endif()
 
     set(READ_ENVIRO "")
     if(ENABLE_PACKAGING)
@@ -1343,7 +1349,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(Armadillo)
 set_package_properties(Armadillo PROPERTIES
     URL "http://arma.sourceforge.net/"
-    DESCRIPTION "C++ library for linear algebra and scientific computing"
     PURPOSE "Used for matrix computations."
     TYPE REQUIRED
 )
@@ -1445,6 +1450,7 @@ if(NOT ARMADILLO_FOUND OR ENABLE_OWN_ARMADILLO)
         INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${binary_dir}/${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_PREFIXES}armadillo${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
     )
     set_package_properties(Armadillo PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "C++ library for linear algebra and scientific computing"
         PURPOSE "Armadillo ${GNSSSDR_ARMADILLO_LOCAL_VERSION} will be downloaded and built when doing '${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM_PRETTY_NAME}'."
     )
 endif()
@@ -1503,7 +1509,7 @@ if(NOT GNUTLS_OPENSSL_LIBRARY)
     find_package(OpenSSL)
     set_package_properties(OpenSSL PROPERTIES
         URL "https://www.openssl.org"
-        DESCRIPTION "Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit"
+        DESCRIPTION "Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit (found: v${OPENSSL_VERSION})"
         PURPOSE "Used for the SUPL protocol implementation."
         TYPE REQUIRED
     )
@@ -1540,7 +1546,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(MATIO)
 set_package_properties(MATIO PROPERTIES
     URL "https://github.com/tbeu/matio"
-    DESCRIPTION "MATLAB MAT File I/O Library"
     PURPOSE "Used to store processing block's results in MAT files readable from MATLAB/Octave."
     TYPE REQUIRED
 )
@@ -1550,6 +1555,9 @@ if(NOT MATIO_FOUND OR MATIO_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS ${GNSSSDR_MATIO_MIN_VERS
     endif()
     message(STATUS " Matio v${GNSSSDR_MATIO_LOCAL_VERSION} will be downloaded and built automatically")
     message(STATUS " when doing '${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM_PRETTY_NAME}'.")
+    set_package_properties(MATIO PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "MATLAB MAT File I/O Library"
+    )
     find_package(ZLIB)
     set_package_properties(ZLIB PROPERTIES
         URL "https://www.zlib.net/"
@@ -1682,7 +1690,7 @@ if(NOT MATIO_FOUND OR MATIO_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS ${GNSSSDR_MATIO_MIN_VERS
     )
 else()
     set_package_properties(MATIO PROPERTIES
-        DESCRIPTION "MATLAB MAT File I/O Library (found: v.${MATIO_VERSION_STRING})"
+        DESCRIPTION "MATLAB MAT File I/O Library (found: v${MATIO_VERSION_STRING})"
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -1694,11 +1702,13 @@ endif()
 find_package(PUGIXML)
 set_package_properties(PUGIXML PROPERTIES
     URL "https://pugixml.org/"
-    DESCRIPTION "Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++"
     PURPOSE "Used to handle Galileo almanac XML files published by the European GNSS Service Centre."
     TYPE REQUIRED
 )
 if(NOT PUGIXML_FOUND)
+    set_package_properties(PUGIXML PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++"
+    )
     message(STATUS " PugiXML v${GNSSSDR_PUGIXML_LOCAL_VERSION} will be downloaded and built when doing '${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM_PRETTY_NAME}'.")
     set(PUGIXML_COMPILER -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
     set(TOOLCHAIN_ARG "")
@@ -1748,6 +1758,16 @@ if(NOT PUGIXML_FOUND)
     set_package_properties(PUGIXML PROPERTIES
         PURPOSE "PugiXML v${GNSSSDR_PUGIXML_LOCAL_VERSION} will be downloaded and built when doing '${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM_PRETTY_NAME}'."
     )
+else()
+    if(PUGIXML_VERSION)
+        set_package_properties(PUGIXML PROPERTIES
+            DESCRIPTION "Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++ (found: ${PUGIXML_VERSION})"
+        )
+    else()
+        set_package_properties(PUGIXML PROPERTIES
+            DESCRIPTION "Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++"
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 
@@ -1758,7 +1778,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(Protobuf)
 set_package_properties(Protobuf PROPERTIES
     URL "https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/"
-    DESCRIPTION "Structured data serialization mechanism"
     PURPOSE "Used to serialize output data in a way that can be read by other applications."
     TYPE REQUIRED
 )
@@ -1816,6 +1835,10 @@ if(Protobuf_FOUND)
     set_package_properties(Protobuf PROPERTIES
         DESCRIPTION "Structured data serialization mechanism (found: v${Protobuf_VERSION})"
     )
+else()
+    set_package_properties(Protobuf PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "Structured data serialization mechanism"
+    )
 endif()
 
 if(Protobuf_FOUND AND CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
@@ -2159,7 +2182,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(GROSMOSDR)
 set_package_properties(GROSMOSDR PROPERTIES
     URL "https://osmocom.org/projects/gr-osmosdr/wiki"
-    DESCRIPTION "osmocom GNU Radio blocks"
     PURPOSE "Used for communication with OsmoSDR and other front-ends (HackRF, bladeRF, Realtek's RTL2832U-based dongles, etc.)."
     TYPE OPTIONAL
 )
@@ -2167,7 +2189,19 @@ if(ENABLE_OSMOSDR)
     if(GROSMOSDR_FOUND)
         message(STATUS "The driver for OsmoSDR and other front-ends (HackRF, bladeRF, Realtek's RTL2832U-based dongles, etc.) will be compiled.")
         message(STATUS " You can disable it with 'cmake -DENABLE_OSMOSDR=OFF ..'")
+        if(GROSMOSDR_VERSION)
+            set_package_properties(GROSMOSDR PROPERTIES
+                DESCRIPTION "osmocom GNU Radio blocks (found: v${GROSMOSDR_VERSION})"
+            )
+        else()
+            set_package_properties(GROSMOSDR PROPERTIES
+                DESCRIPTION "osmocom GNU Radio blocks"
+            )
+        endif()
     else()
+        set_package_properties(GROSMOSDR PROPERTIES
+            DESCRIPTION "osmocom GNU Radio blocks"
+        )
         if(ENABLE_PACKAGING)
             message(WARNING "gr-osmosdr has not been found. Source blocks depending on it will NOT be built.")
         else()
@@ -2175,6 +2209,9 @@ if(ENABLE_OSMOSDR)
         endif()
     endif()
 else()
+    set_package_properties(GROSMOSDR PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "osmocom GNU Radio blocks"
+    )
     message(STATUS "The (optional) driver for OsmoSDR and related front-ends is not enabled.")
     message(STATUS " Enable it with 'cmake -DENABLE_OSMOSDR=ON ..' to add support for OsmoSDR and other front-ends (HackRF, bladeRF, Realtek's RTL2832U-based USB dongles, etc.)")
 endif()
@@ -2188,10 +2225,19 @@ endif()
 find_package(GRIIO)
 set_package_properties(GRIIO PROPERTIES
     URL "https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/gr-iio"
-    DESCRIPTION "IIO blocks for GNU Radio"
     PURPOSE "Used for communication with PlutoSDR and FMCOMMS devices."
     TYPE OPTIONAL
 )
+if(GRIIO_FOUND AND GRIIO_VERSION)
+    set_package_properties(GRIIO PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "IIO blocks for GNU Radio (found: v${GRIIO_VERSION})"
+    )
+else()
+    set_package_properties(GRIIO PROPERTIES
+        DESCRIPTION "IIO blocks for GNU Radio"
+    )
+endif()
+
 
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindGRIIO.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindGRIIO.cmake
index 8b83d9386..720313b15 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindGRIIO.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindGRIIO.cmake
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ find_library(IIO_LIBRARIES
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(GRIIO DEFAULT_MSG IIO_LIBRARIES IIO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
+if(PC_IIO_VERSION)
+    set(GRIIO_VERSION ${PC_IIO_VERSION})
+endif()
+
 if(GRIIO_FOUND AND NOT TARGET Gnuradio::iio)
     add_library(Gnuradio::iio SHARED IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(Gnuradio::iio PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindGROSMOSDR.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindGROSMOSDR.cmake
index 0054db97d..e655a20d8 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindGROSMOSDR.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindGROSMOSDR.cmake
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ find_library(GROSMOSDR_LIBRARIES
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(GROSMOSDR DEFAULT_MSG GROSMOSDR_LIBRARIES GROSMOSDR_INCLUDE_DIR)
 
+if(GROSMOSDR_PKG_VERSION)
+    set(GROSMOSDR_VERSION ${GROSMOSDR_PKG_VERSION})
+endif()
+
 if(GROSMOSDR_FOUND AND NOT TARGET Gnuradio::osmosdr)
     add_library(Gnuradio::osmosdr SHARED IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(Gnuradio::osmosdr PROPERTIES
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindPUGIXML.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindPUGIXML.cmake
index 3d8ce2bdc..2868b63bd 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindPUGIXML.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindPUGIXML.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 # Pugixml::pugixml
 #
 
+include(FindPkgConfig)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_PUGIXML pugixml QUIET)
+
 find_path(PUGIXML_INCLUDE_DIR
     NAMES pugixml.hpp
     PATHS ${PUGIXML_HOME}/include
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ find_path(PUGIXML_INCLUDE_DIR
           $ENV{PUGIXML_ROOT}/include
           ${PUGIXML_ROOT}/include/pugixml-1.9
           $ENV{PUGIXML_ROOT}/include/pugixml-1.9
+          ${PC_PUGIXML_INCLUDEDIR}
 )
 
 find_library(PUGIXML_LIBRARY
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ find_library(PUGIXML_LIBRARY
           $ENV{PUGIXML_ROOT}/lib/pugixml-1.9
           ${PUGIXML_ROOT}/lib64/pugixml-1.9
           $ENV{PUGIXML_ROOT}/lib64/pugixml-1.9
+          ${PC_PUGIXML_LIBDIR}
 )
 
 # Support the REQUIRED and QUIET arguments, and set PUGIXML_FOUND if found.
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@ if(PUGIXML_FOUND)
         message(STATUS "PugiXML include = ${PUGIXML_INCLUDE_DIR}")
         message(STATUS "PugiXML library = ${PUGIXML_LIBRARY}")
     endif()
+    if(PC_PUGIXML_VERSION)
+        set(PUGIXML_VERSION ${PC_PUGIXML_VERSION})
+    endif()
 else()
     message(STATUS "PugiXML not found.")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindVOLK.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindVOLK.cmake
index 26d236625..7f5497364 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindVOLK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindVOLK.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ########################################################################
 
 include(FindPkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_VOLK volk)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_VOLK volk QUIET)
 
 find_path(VOLK_INCLUDE_DIRS
     NAMES volk/volk.h
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ find_library(VOLK_LIBRARIES
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(VOLK DEFAULT_MSG VOLK_LIBRARIES VOLK_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+
+if(PC_VOLK_VERSION)
+    set(VOLK_VERSION ${PC_VOLK_VERSION})
+endif()
+
+if(NOT VOLK_VERSION)
+    list(GET VOLK_LIBRARIES 0 FIRST_DIR)
+    get_filename_component(VOLK_LIB_DIR ${FIRST_DIR} DIRECTORY)
+    if(EXISTS ${VOLK_LIB_DIR}/cmake/volk/VolkConfigVersion.cmake)
+        include(${VOLK_LIB_DIR}/cmake/volk/VolkConfigVersion.cmake)
+    endif()
+    if(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+        set(VOLK_VERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION})
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 mark_as_advanced(VOLK_LIBRARIES VOLK_INCLUDE_DIRS VOLK_VERSION)
 
 if(VOLK_FOUND AND NOT TARGET Volk::volk)