diff --git a/cmd/meson.build b/cmd/meson.build
index f87bfc35..fa5dfa55 100644
--- a/cmd/meson.build
+++ b/cmd/meson.build
@@ -1,27 +1,35 @@
-executable(meson.project_name(),
-  'jose.c', 'jose.h',
-  'b64/b64.h',
-  'b64/dec.c',
-  'b64/enc.c',
-  'jwk/jwk.h',
-  'jwk/eql.c',
-  'jwk/exc.c',
-  'jwk/gen.c',
-  'jwk/pub.c',
-  'jwk/thp.c',
-  'jwk/use.c',
-  'jws/jws.h',
-  'jws/fmt.c',
-  'jws/sig.c',
-  'jws/ver.c',
-  'jwe/jwe.h',
-  'jwe/pwd.h',
-  'jwe/fmt.c',
-  'jwe/dec.c',
-  'jwe/enc.c',
-  'alg.c',
-  'fmt.c',
+rpath = ''
+if buildtype == 'debug' or buildtype == 'debugoptimized'
+  rpath = libjose_build_dir
+endif
 
-  dependencies: libjose_dep,
-  install: true
-)
+if (build_executable == true)
+  executable(meson.project_name(),
+    'jose.c', 'jose.h',
+    'b64/b64.h',
+    'b64/dec.c',
+    'b64/enc.c',
+    'jwk/jwk.h',
+    'jwk/eql.c',
+    'jwk/exc.c',
+    'jwk/gen.c',
+    'jwk/pub.c',
+    'jwk/thp.c',
+    'jwk/use.c',
+    'jws/jws.h',
+    'jws/fmt.c',
+    'jws/sig.c',
+    'jws/ver.c',
+    'jwe/jwe.h',
+    'jwe/pwd.h',
+    'jwe/fmt.c',
+    'jwe/dec.c',
+    'jwe/enc.c',
+    'alg.c',
+    'fmt.c',
+
+    dependencies: libjose_dep,
+    install: true,
+    install_rpath: rpath
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/lib/jwk.c b/lib/jwk.c
index 626fc68f..79159221 100644
--- a/lib/jwk.c
+++ b/lib/jwk.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 
 static bool
 jwk_hook(jose_cfg_t *cfg, json_t *jwk, jose_hook_jwk_kind_t kind)
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index e836e885..8705072b 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-flags = '-Wl,--version-script=' + meson.current_source_dir() + '/libjose.map'
-code = 'int main() { return 0; }'
-cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+message ('Main lib')
+if (build_dynamic == true)
+  message ('Adding the linker map')
+  flags = '-Wl,--version-script=' + meson.current_source_dir() + '/libjose.map'
 
-if not cc.links(code, args: flags, name: '-Wl,--version-script=...')
-  flags = [ '-export-symbols-regex=^jose_.*' ]
+  code = 'int main() { return 0; }'
+  cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+  if not cc.links(code, args: flags, name: '-Wl,--version-script=...')
+    flags = [ '-export-symbols-regex=^jose_.*' ]
+  endif
 endif
 
-libjose_lib = shared_library('jose',
+libjose_build_dir = meson.current_build_dir()
+libjose_src = [
   'misc.c',           'misc.h',
   'cfg.c',
   'io.c',
@@ -37,17 +42,41 @@ libjose_lib = shared_library('jose',
   'openssl/pbes2.c',
   'openssl/rsa.c',
   'openssl/rsaes.c',
-  'openssl/rsassa.c',
-
-  include_directories: incdir,
-  dependencies: [zlib, jansson, libcrypto, threads],
-  version: '0.0.0',
-  link_args: flags,
-  install: true
-)
-
-libjose_dep = declare_dependency(
-  include_directories: incdir,
-  dependencies: jansson,
-  link_with: libjose_lib
-)
+  'openssl/rsassa.c' 
+]
+
+if build_dynamic
+  libjose_lib = shared_library('jose',
+    libjose_src,
+
+    include_directories: incdir,
+    dependencies: [zlib, jansson, libcrypto, threads],
+    version: '0.0.0',
+    link_args: flags,
+    install: true
+  )
+
+
+  libjose_dep = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: incdir,
+    dependencies: jansson,
+    link_with: libjose_lib
+  )
+endif
+
+# Define the static library using same sources and dependencies as libjose_lib
+if build_static
+  libjose_static = static_library('jose_static',
+    libjose_src,
+
+    include_directories: incdir,
+    dependencies: [zlib, jansson, libcrypto, threads],
+  )
+
+  # Declare the dependency for the static library
+  libjose_static_dep = declare_dependency(
+      include_directories: incdir,
+      dependencies: jansson,
+      link_with: libjose_static
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/lib/openssl/aescbch.c b/lib/openssl/aescbch.c
index c8d5e605..66cf338b 100644
--- a/lib/openssl/aescbch.c
+++ b/lib/openssl/aescbch.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
-
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define NAMES "A128CBC-HS256", "A192CBC-HS384", "A256CBC-HS512"
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ typedef struct {
     uint64_t al;
 } io_t;
 
+typedef int(init_t)(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER*, const unsigned char*,const unsigned char*);  // EVP_EncryptInit
+
 static uint64_t
 h2be64(uint64_t x)
 {
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ dec_done(jose_io_t *io)
 static bool
 setup(const EVP_CIPHER *cph, const EVP_MD *md, jose_cfg_t *cfg,
       const json_t *jwe, const json_t *cek, uint8_t *iv,
-      typeof(EVP_EncryptInit) func, io_t *i)
+      init_t func, io_t *i)
 {
     uint8_t key[EVP_CIPHER_key_length(cph) * 2];
     const char *aad = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/openssl/aesgcm.c b/lib/openssl/aesgcm.c
index b4f55f2d..dc122906 100644
--- a/lib/openssl/aesgcm.c
+++ b/lib/openssl/aesgcm.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "../hooks.h"
 
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
-
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define NAMES "A128GCM", "A192GCM", "A256GCM"
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ typedef struct {
     json_t *json;
 } io_t;
 
+typedef int(init_t)(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const EVP_CIPHER*, ENGINE*, const unsigned char*,const unsigned char*);  // EVP_EncryptInit_ex
+typedef int(push_t)(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char*, int*, const unsigned char*, int);                        // EVP_EncryptUpdate
+
 static EVP_CIPHER_CTX *
 setup(const EVP_CIPHER *cph, jose_cfg_t *cfg, const json_t *jwe,
-      const json_t *cek, const uint8_t iv[],
-      typeof(EVP_EncryptInit_ex) *init, typeof(EVP_EncryptUpdate) *push)
+      const json_t *cek, const uint8_t iv[], init_t *init, push_t *push)
 {
     uint8_t key[EVP_CIPHER_key_length(cph)];
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ecc = NULL;
diff --git a/lib/openssl/rsassa.c b/lib/openssl/rsassa.c
index 6b51df46..e585ae34 100644
--- a/lib/openssl/rsassa.c
+++ b/lib/openssl/rsassa.c
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 #include <jose/openssl.h>
 
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
-
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define NAMES "RS256", "RS384", "RS512", "PS256", "PS384", "PS512"
 
-typedef typeof(EVP_DigestSignInit) init_t;
+typedef int (init_t)(EVP_MD_CTX*, EVP_PKEY_CTX**,const EVP_MD*, ENGINE*, EVP_PKEY*);  // EVP_DigestSignInit
 
 declare_cleanup(EVP_PKEY)
 
diff --git a/lib/zlib/deflate.c b/lib/zlib/deflate.c
index 07eca0c9..7ccfc6c1 100644
--- a/lib/zlib/deflate.c
+++ b/lib/zlib/deflate.c
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ typedef struct {
     z_stream strm;
 } io_t;
 
+typedef int(deflate_t)(z_streamp, int);          // EVP_EncryptUpdate
+
+
 static bool
-feed(jose_io_t *io, const void *in, size_t len, typeof(deflate) *func)
+feed(jose_io_t *io, const void *in, size_t len, deflate_t *func)
 {
     io_t *i = containerof(io, io_t, io);
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ feed(jose_io_t *io, const void *in, size_t len, typeof(deflate) *func)
 }
 
 static bool
-done(jose_io_t *io, typeof(deflate) *func)
+done(jose_io_t *io, deflate_t *func)
 {
     io_t *i = containerof(io, io_t, io);
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b3308689..5c60e615 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ project('jose', 'c', license: 'APL2',
   meson_version: '>=0.47.0',
 )
 
+buildtype = get_option('buildtype')
+build_static = get_option('build_static')
+build_dynamic = get_option('build_dynamic')
+build_executable = get_option('build_executable')
+
+if (build_executable == true)
+  build_dynamic = true
+endif
+
 licensedir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), 'share', 'licenses', meson.project_name())
 if host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
   licensedir += '-'+meson.project_version()
@@ -53,6 +62,15 @@ subdir('tests')
 
 install_data(licenses, install_dir: licensedir)
 
+
+libraries = []
+if build_dynamic
+  libraries +=  libjose_lib
+endif
+if build_static
+  libraries +=  libjose_static
+endif
+
 pkg = import('pkgconfig')
 pkg.generate(
   description: 'Library for managing JOSE objects',
@@ -60,7 +78,7 @@ pkg.generate(
   filebase: meson.project_name(),
   name: 'José Library',
   libraries_private: [ zlib, libcrypto ],
-  libraries: libjose_lib,
+  libraries: libraries,
   requires: jansson,
 )
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index dd44146d..3b69e3c1 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 option('docs', type: 'feature', description: 'Whether to build asciidoc manpages')
+option('build_static', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build static library', value: false)
+option('build_dynamic', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build dynamic library', value: true)
+option('build_executable', type: 'boolean', description: 'Build the executable', value: true)
diff --git a/tests/issue-75/meson.build b/tests/issue-75/meson.build
index 67f518d4..e008f6f3 100644
--- a/tests/issue-75/meson.build
+++ b/tests/issue-75/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 e = environment()
 
-openssl = dependency('openssl', version: '>= 1.1.0',  required: false)
-if openssl.found()
-  issue75 = executable('issue75', 'issue-75.c',
+if (build_executable == true)
+  openssl = dependency('openssl', version: '>= 1.1.0',  required: false)
+  if openssl.found()
+    issue75 = executable('issue75', 'issue-75.c',
                        dependencies: [libjose_dep, openssl])
-  test('issue75', issue75, workdir : meson.current_source_dir(), env: e, timeout: 30)
+    test('issue75', issue75, workdir : meson.current_source_dir(), env: e, timeout: 30)
+  endif
 endif
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 37b910a8..e065aef1 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -32,19 +32,21 @@ e = environment()
 e.prepend('PATH', meson.current_build_dir() + '/../cmd', separator: ':')
 e.set('VECTORS', meson.current_source_dir() + '/vectors')
 
-foreach p: progs
-  exe = executable(p, p + '.c', dependencies: libjose_dep)
-  if p == 'api_b64'
-    to = 1800
-  else
-    to = 180
-  endif
-  test(p, exe, timeout: to)
-endforeach
+if (build_executable == true)
+  foreach p: progs
+    exe = executable(p, p + '.c', dependencies: libjose_dep)
+    if p == 'api_b64'
+      to = 1800
+    else
+      to = 180
+    endif
+    test(p, exe, timeout: to)
+  endforeach
 
-foreach s: scripts
-  exe = find_program('./' + s)
-  test(s, exe, env: e, timeout: 900)
-endforeach
+  foreach s: scripts
+    exe = find_program('./' + s)
+    test(s, exe, env: e, timeout: 900)
+  endforeach
+endif
 
 subdir('issue-75')