diff --git a/lib/src/sv_internal.h b/lib/src/sv_internal.h
index ba691d3b..f91dd703 100644
--- a/lib/src/sv_internal.h
+++ b/lib/src/sv_internal.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_HASH_SIZE (256 / 8)
 
 #define SV_VERSION_BYTES 3
-#define SIGNED_VIDEO_VERSION "v2.2.5"
+#define SIGNED_VIDEO_VERSION "v2.2.6"
 #define SV_VERSION_MAX_STRLEN 19  // Longest possible string including 'ONVIF' prefix
 
 #define DEFAULT_AUTHENTICITY_LEVEL SV_AUTHENTICITY_LEVEL_FRAME
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cd47f492..70463a2d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('signed-video-framework', 'c',
-  version : '2.2.5',
+  version : '2.2.6',
   meson_version : '>= 0.53.0',
   default_options : [ 'warning_level=2',
                       'werror=true',
@@ -74,14 +74,24 @@ install_headers(
 
 signedvideoframework_deps = [ openssl_dep, plugin_deps, mediasigningframework_dep ]
 
-signedvideoframework = shared_library(
-    'signed-video-framework',
-    signedvideoframework_sources,
-    include_directories : [ svsrcinc, omssrcinc ],
-    version : meson.project_version(),
-    dependencies : signedvideoframework_deps,
-    install : true,
-)
+if get_option('staticlibrary')
+  signedvideoframework = static_library(
+      'signed-video-framework',
+      signedvideoframework_sources,
+      include_directories : [ svsrcinc, omssrcinc ],
+      dependencies : signedvideoframework_deps,
+      install : true,
+  )
+else
+  signedvideoframework = shared_library(
+      'signed-video-framework',
+      signedvideoframework_sources,
+      include_directories : [ svsrcinc, omssrcinc ],
+      version : meson.project_version(),
+      dependencies : signedvideoframework_deps,
+      install : true,
+  )
+endif
 
 pkgconfig = import('pkgconfig')
 pkgconfig.generate(
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 1aee7bea..d4ce22cf 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ option('generatetestkeys',
   type : 'boolean',
   value : false,
   description : 'Generate signing keys for tests')
+option('staticlibrary',
+  type : 'boolean',
+  value : false,
+  description : 'Build a static library instead of a shared one')