diff --git a/libportal/meson.build b/libportal/meson.build
index 316bd9c..37a17f7 100644
--- a/libportal/meson.build
+++ b/libportal/meson.build
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ gio_unix_dep = dependency('gio-unix-2.0')
 
 install_headers(headers, subdir: 'libportal')
 
-libportal = library('portal',
+libportal = static_library('portal',
   src,
-  version: version,
   include_directories: [top_inc, libportal_inc],
   install: true,
   dependencies: [gio_dep, gio_unix_dep],