diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7580f3..2f297a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ option(CppRestAPI_JsonPagination "JSON-aware Link-header pagination strategy (re
 option(CppRestAPI_GitHub "GitHub API helpers (ConnectionBuilder, Request). Implies CppRestAPI_JsonPagination." ON)
 option(CppRestAPI_Tests "Enable CppRestAPI tests. Forces all backends to be ON" OFF)
 option(CppRestAPI_Examples "Build CppRestAPI examples. Forces all backends to be ON" OFF)
+option(CppRestAPI_BuildShared "Build CppRestAPI as shared library if ON" ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 if(CppRestAPI_Tests OR CppRestAPI_Examples)
     set(CppRestAPI_QtBackend ON)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cef125..4f01728 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ configure_file(
     @ONLY
 )
 
-add_library(cpp_restapi version.cpp)
+if(CppRestAPI_BuildShared)
+    add_library(cpp_restapi SHARED)
+else()
+    add_library(cpp_restapi STATIC)
+endif()
 
 target_include_directories(cpp_restapi
     PUBLIC
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ target_sources(cpp_restapi PRIVATE
     header_utils.cpp
     threaded_connection.cpp
     sse_parser.cpp
+    version.cpp
 )
 
 if(CppRestAPI_QtBackend)