diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fb9f4c51..20edcbda8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR          "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_c
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE "${NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}ConfigVersion.cmake")
 set(NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE "${NLOHMANN_JSON_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}Config.cmake")
 
+message(STATUS "target name: ${NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME}")
+
 ##
 ## TARGET
 ## create target and add include path