diff --git a/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt b/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
index eeaa4ba4..cd9fd820 100644
--- a/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,76 +95,76 @@ if(BUILD_LIB)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_NETCDF)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_OPENMP)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_IPOLATES)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE ip::ip_d)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ip::ip_d)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ip::ip_d)
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ip::ip_d)
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ip::ip_d)
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_AEC)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE ${LIBAEC_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(obj_lib PRIVATE "${LIBAEC_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ${LIBAEC_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(obj_lib PUBLIC "${LIBAEC_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ${LIBAEC_LIBRARIES})
   target_include_directories(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE "${LIBAEC_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ${LIBAEC_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE "${LIBAEC_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${LIBAEC_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC "${LIBAEC_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_JASPER OR USE_OPENJPEG OR USE_PNG)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE g2c::g2c)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC g2c::g2c)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE g2c::g2c)
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE g2c::g2c)
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC g2c::g2c)
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_JASPER)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(obj_lib PRIVATE "${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(obj_lib PUBLIC "${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
   target_include_directories(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE "${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE "${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC "${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR}")
   endif()
 elseif(USE_OPENJPEG)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE ${OpenJPEG_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(obj_lib PRIVATE "${OpenJPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ${OpenJPEG_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(obj_lib PUBLIC "${OpenJPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ${OpenJPEG_LIBRARIES})
   target_include_directories(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE "${OpenJPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ${OpenJPEG_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE "${OpenJPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${OpenJPEG_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC "${OpenJPEG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
 if(USE_PNG)
-  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(obj_lib PRIVATE "${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(obj_lib PUBLIC "${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
   target_include_directories(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE "${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   if(BUILD_LIB)
-    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE "${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC "${PNG_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE obj_lib)
 
 if(BUILD_LIB)
   set(headers wgrib2_api.h wgrib2.h ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/wgrib2/wgrib2_meta.h)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE gctpc -lm)
+  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC gctpc -lm)
   set_target_properties(wgrib2_lib PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "${headers}")
-  target_compile_definitions(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE ${definitions_list})
+  target_compile_definitions(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${definitions_list})
   
   install(
     TARGETS wgrib2_lib