--- a/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,18 +36,14 @@
    else()
       set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DICTIONARIES_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/dictionaries")
    endif()
-   
+
    if(EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/mathjax-27")
       set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/mathjax-27")
    else()
       set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/mathjax-27")
    endif()
 
-   if(EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/quarto")
-      set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/quarto")
-   else()
-      set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/quarto")
-   endif()
+   set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR "@quarto@")
 
 endif()
 
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@
 # - by default, we use quarto + quarto's bundled pandoc
 # - if quarto is not enabled, use pandoc fallback
 if(QUARTO_ENABLED)
-   set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR}/bin/tools")
+   set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR "@pandoc@/bin")
 elseif(EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/pandoc/${PANDOC_VERSION}")
    set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/pandoc/${PANDOC_VERSION}")
 else()
@@ -66,11 +62,9 @@
 
 # validate our dependencies exist
 foreach(VAR RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DICTIONARIES_DIR
-            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR
-            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR
-            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR)
+            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR)
+
 
- 
    # skip quarto if not enabled
    if("${VAR}" STREQUAL "RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR" AND NOT QUARTO_ENABLED)
       continue()