diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index b3cdd56f9..ef99299f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
                    -DBUILD_VINEYARD_HOSSEINMOEIN_DATAFRAME=ON \
                    -DBUILD_VINEYARD_FUSE=ON \
                    -DBUILD_VINEYARD_FUSE_PARQUET=ON \
-                   -DBUILD_VINEYARD_GRAPH=ON \
+                   -DBUILD_VINEYARD_GRAPH=OFF \
                    -DBUILD_VINEYARD_GRAPH_WITH_GAR=OFF \
                    -DBUILD_VINEYARD_TESTS_ALL=ON
 
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b95e6e0ca..d24581ac2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 	path = modules/graph/thirdparty/GraphAr
 	url = https://github.com/alibaba/GraphAr.git
 	shallow = true
-[submodule "modules/graph/thirdparty/libgrape-lite"]
-	path = modules/graph/thirdparty/libgrape-lite
+[submodule "thirdparty/libgrape-lite"]
+	path = thirdparty/libgrape-lite
 	url = https://github.com/alibaba/libgrape-lite.git
 	shallow = true
 [submodule "modules/graph/thirdparty/powturbo"]
diff --git a/modules/basic/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/basic/CMakeLists.txt
index 496005774..753c465dd 100644
--- a/modules/basic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/basic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,27 @@ target_link_libraries(vineyard_basic PUBLIC vineyard_client
 )
 target_include_directories(vineyard_basic PUBLIC ${ARROW_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+find_package(libgrapelite 0.3.4 QUIET)
+if(LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+    message(STATUS "-- Found libgrape-lite: ${LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    target_include_directories(vineyard_basic PUBLIC ${LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+else()
+    # use bundled libgrape-lite
+    message(STATUS "-- Building libgrape-lite from submodule: ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite")
+    set(BUILD_LIBGRAPELITE_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "no libgrape-lite docs")
+    set(BUILD_LIBGRAPELITE_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "no libgrape-lite tests")
+    # use `add_subdirectory` to use the same CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE with vineyard itself and
+    # ensure the libgrapelite-targets-{debug/release}.cmake been generated during installation.
+    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite"
+                     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite"
+    )
+    target_include_directories(vineyard_basic PUBLIC
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite>
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite/thirdparty>
+        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
+    )
+endif()
+
 # install bundled thirdparty: flat_hash_map
 install(DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/flat_hash_map
         DESTINATION include/vineyard/contrib    # target directory
diff --git a/modules/graph/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/graph/CMakeLists.txt
index a6018053d..7b187b044 100644
--- a/modules/graph/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/graph/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,27 +101,6 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
-find_package(libgrapelite 0.3.4 QUIET)
-if(LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-    message(STATUS "-- Found libgrape-lite: ${LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    target_include_directories(vineyard_graph PUBLIC ${LIBGRAPELITE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-else()
-    # use bundled libgrape-lite
-    message(STATUS "-- Building libgrape-lite from submodule: ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite")
-    set(BUILD_LIBGRAPELITE_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "no libgrape-lite docs")
-    set(BUILD_LIBGRAPELITE_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "no libgrape-lite tests")
-    # use `add_subdirectory` to use the same CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE with vineyard itself and
-    # ensure the libgrapelite-targets-{debug/release}.cmake been generated during installation.
-    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite"
-                     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite"
-    )
-    target_include_directories(vineyard_graph PUBLIC
-        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite>
-        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libgrape-lite/thirdparty>
-        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
-    )
-endif()
-
 # install headers for powturbo
 target_include_directories(vineyard_graph PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty>
diff --git a/modules/graph/thirdparty/libgrape-lite b/thirdparty/libgrape-lite
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/graph/thirdparty/libgrape-lite
rename to thirdparty/libgrape-lite