diff --git a/seqan2.spec b/seqan2.spec
index 4b12d7a..052a24d 100644
--- a/seqan2.spec
+++ b/seqan2.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-%global __cmake_in_source_build 1
-
 # Tests need Python2 to be executed
 %global with_check 0
 
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ Provides:  seqan =  0:%{version}-%{release}
 %description apps
 All SeqAn applications.
 
+
 %package headers
 Summary: SeqAn (2.x.x) headers only files
 
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ Provides: bundled(zipstream)
 %description headers
 C headers files of SeqAn, including pkgconfig and CMake configuration files.
 
+
 %package examples
 Summary: SeqAn (2.x.x) examples
 Requires: %{name}-apps%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ cp -p apps/rabema/COPYING apps/rabema/rabema-COPYING
 rm -rf util/py_lib/seqan/dox/tpl/lib/font-awesome/*
 
 %build
-mkdir -p build/library && pushd build/library
+mkdir -p build/library
 SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
-%cmake \
+%cmake -S ./ -B build/library \
  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE:STRING="$SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS -DNDEBUG" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=%{_prefix} \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR:STRING=share/doc/%{name} \
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
  -DSPHINX_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=%{_bindir}/sphinx-build \
  -DSPHINX_MAN_OUTPUT:BOOL=ON \
  -DSPHINX_TEXT_OUTPUT:BOOL=ON \
- -DYARA_LARGE_CONTIGS:BOOL=OFF ../..
+ -DYARA_LARGE_CONTIGS:BOOL=OFF
 %make_build
 popd
 
-mkdir -p build/Release && pushd build/Release
+mkdir -p build/Release
 SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
-%cmake \
+%cmake -S ./ -B build/Release \
  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE:STRING="$SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS -DNDEBUG" \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=%{_prefix} \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR:STRING=share/doc/%{name} \
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ SEQAN_OPT_FLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
  -DYARA_LARGE_CONTIGS:BOOL=OFF \
  -DSPHINX_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=%{_bindir}/sphinx-build \
  -DSPHINX_MAN_OUTPUT:BOOL=ON \
- -DSPHINX_TEXT_OUTPUT:BOOL=ON ../..
+ -DSPHINX_TEXT_OUTPUT:BOOL=ON
 # Disable parallel Make jobs to prevent compiler errors
 make -O -j1