diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8eb3abc..66818e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ project(cmkr
 	LANGUAGES
 		CXX
 	VERSION
-		0.1.3
+		0.1.4
 	DESCRIPTION
 		"CMakeLists generator from TOML"
 )
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index c35b2dd..90e6a84 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,27 +1,44 @@
 # This file was generated automatically by cmkr.
 
-# Regenerate CMakeLists.txt file when necessary
-include(cmkr.cmake OPTIONAL RESULT_VARIABLE CMKR_INCLUDE_RESULT)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-if(CMKR_INCLUDE_RESULT)
-	cmkr()
-endif()
+# Regenerate CMakeLists.txt automatically in the root project
+set(CMKR_ROOT_PROJECT OFF)
+if(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
+	set(CMKR_ROOT_PROJECT ON)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+	# Bootstrap cmkr
+	include(cmkr.cmake OPTIONAL RESULT_VARIABLE CMKR_INCLUDE_RESULT)
+	if(CMKR_INCLUDE_RESULT)
+		cmkr()
+	endif()
 
-set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
+	# Enable folder support
+	set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
+endif()
 
-set(example_PROJECT_VERSION 0.1.0)
-project(example VERSION ${example_PROJECT_VERSION})
+# Create a configure-time dependency on cmake.toml to improve IDE support
+if(CMKR_ROOT_PROJECT)
+	configure_file(cmake.toml cmake.toml COPYONLY)
+endif()
 
-set(EXAMPLE_SOURCES
-	src/example.cpp
-	cmake.toml
+project(example
+	VERSION
+		0.1.0
 )
 
-add_executable(example ${EXAMPLE_SOURCES})
+# Target example
+set(example_SOURCES
+	"src/example.cpp"
+	cmake.toml
+)
 
-source_group(TREE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} FILES ${EXAMPLE_SOURCES})
+add_executable(example ${example_SOURCES})
 
+get_directory_property(CMKR_VS_STARTUP_PROJECT DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} DEFINITION VS_STARTUP_PROJECT)
+if(NOT CMKR_VS_STARTUP_PROJECT)
+	set_property(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT example)
+endif()
 
+source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} FILES ${example_SOURCES})
 
diff --git a/cmake/cmake.toml b/cmake/cmake.toml
index 267e481..c55961b 100644
--- a/cmake/cmake.toml
+++ b/cmake/cmake.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # This is a minimal example project used for testing the cmkr bootstrapping process
 
 [cmake]
-minimum = "3.15"
+version = "3.15"
 
 [project]
 name = "example"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
-[[target]]
-name = "example"
+[target.example]
 type = "executable"
 sources = ["src/example.cpp"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/cmkr.cmake b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
index 325f766..d58e6a1 100644
--- a/cmake/cmkr.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 include_guard()
 
 # Change these defaults to point to your infrastructure if desired
-set(CMKR_REPO "https://github.com/MoAlyousef/cmkr" CACHE STRING "cmkr git repository")
-set(CMKR_TAG "archive_84f6b39f" CACHE STRING "cmkr git tag (this needs to be available forever)")
+set(CMKR_REPO "https://github.com/MoAlyousef/cmkr" CACHE STRING "cmkr git repository" FORCE)
+set(CMKR_TAG "archive_7b7b2603" CACHE STRING "cmkr git tag (this needs to be available forever)" FORCE)
+
+# Set these from the command line to customize for development/debugging purposes
 set(CMKR_EXECUTABLE "" CACHE FILEPATH "cmkr executable")
 set(CMKR_SKIP_GENERATION OFF CACHE BOOL "skip automatic cmkr generation")
 
@@ -45,7 +47,14 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Use cached cmkr if found
-set(CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_cmkr/bin/${CMKR_EXECUTABLE_NAME}")
+set(CMKR_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_cmkr_${CMKR_TAG}")
+set(CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}/bin/${CMKR_EXECUTABLE_NAME}")
+
+if(NOT CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND CMKR_EXECUTABLE MATCHES "^${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_cmkr")
+    message(AUTHOR_WARNING "[cmkr] Upgrading '${CMKR_EXECUTABLE}' to '${CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE}'")
+    unset(CMKR_EXECUTABLE CACHE)
+endif()
+
 if(CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND EXISTS "${CMKR_EXECUTABLE}")
     message(VERBOSE "[cmkr] Found cmkr: '${CMKR_EXECUTABLE}'")
 elseif(CMKR_EXECUTABLE AND NOT CMKR_EXECUTABLE STREQUAL CMKR_CACHED_EXECUTABLE)
@@ -55,7 +64,6 @@ else()
     message(VERBOSE "[cmkr] Bootstrapping '${CMKR_EXECUTABLE}'")
     
     message(STATUS "[cmkr] Fetching cmkr...")
-    set(CMKR_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_cmkr")
     if(EXISTS "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}")
         cmkr_exec("${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E rm -rf "${CMKR_DIRECTORY}")
     endif()
diff --git a/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp b/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
index 4c5063a..dde79c3 100644
--- a/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
+++ b/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int generate_cmake(const char *path, bool root) {
     };
 
     // TODO: add link with proper documentation
-    comment("This file was generated automatically by cmkr.").endl();
+    comment("This file is automatically generated from cmake.toml - DO NOT EDIT").endl();
 
     cmake::CMake cmake(path, false);