diff --git a/mlx/CMakeLists.txt b/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ba9b33dd..ce921b276 100644
--- a/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ target_sources(
           ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/backend/metal/metal.h)
 
 # Define MLX_VERSION only in the version.cpp file.
-add_library(mlx_version STATIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.cpp)
+add_library(mlx_version OBJECT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.cpp)
 target_compile_definitions(mlx_version PRIVATE MLX_VERSION="${MLX_VERSION}")
 target_link_libraries(mlx PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:mlx_version>)