diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b176e9664..851819859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake .. -DZENOHC_BUILD_TESTS_WITH_STATIC_LIB=FALSE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake .. -DZENOHC_LIB_STATIC=FALSE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
           cmake --build . --target tests --config Release
-          ctest -C Release --output-on-failure -E z_api_alignment_test
+          ctest -C Release --output-on-failure -E "(unit_z_api_alignment_test|build_z_build_static)"
 
       - name: run cmake tests with zenoh-c as static library
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake .. -DZENOHC_BUILD_TESTS_WITH_STATIC_LIB=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake .. -DZENOHC_LIB_STATIC=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
           cmake --build . --target tests --config Release
-          ctest -C Release --output-on-failure -E z_api_alignment_test
+          ctest -C Release --output-on-failure -E "(unit_z_api_alignment_test|build_z_build_shared)"
 
       - name: make examples with zenoh-c
         shell: bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_examples_subproj && cd build_examples_subproj
-          cmake ../examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DZENOHC_BUILD_EXAMPLES_WITH_STATIC_LIB=TRUE
+          cmake ../examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DZENOHC_LIB_STATIC=TRUE
           cmake --build . --config Debug
 
       - name: make examples with zenoh-c as installed package
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eade09038..daa860df9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ enable_testing()
 #
 # Build zenohc library from rust sources
 #
-# target zenohc::lib - for linking zenoh-c as dynamic library
+# target zenohc::lib - for linking zenoh-c as static or dynamic library depending on ZENOHC_STATIC boolean cache var
 # target zenohc::static - for linking zenoh-c as static library
+# target zenohc::shared - for linking zenoh-c as dynamic library
 #
 
 #
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_BUILD_WITH_SHARED_MEMORY TRUE BOOL "Enable shared-memor
 declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_CUSTOM_TARGET "" STRING "Rust target for cross compilation, 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' for example")
 declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_CARGO_CHANNEL "stable" STRING "Cargo channel selected: stable or nightly")
 declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_CARGO_FLAGS "" STRING "Additional cargo flags")
+declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_LIB_STATIC FALSE BOOL "Alias zenohc::lib target to zenohc::static if TRUE, to zenohc::shared if FALSE")
 
 #
 # Setup project version
@@ -208,11 +210,16 @@ add_custom_target(cargo ALL DEPENDS "${libs}")
 # Define libraries built by cargo as targets
 #
 add_library(zenohc_static STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-add_library(zenohc SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+add_library(zenohc_shared SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 add_library(zenohc::static ALIAS zenohc_static)
-add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS zenohc)
+add_library(zenohc::shared ALIAS zenohc_shared)
+if (ZENOHC_LIB_STATIC)
+	add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS zenohc_static)
+else()
+	add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS zenohc_shared)
+endif()
 add_dependencies(zenohc_static cargo)
-add_dependencies(zenohc cargo)
+add_dependencies(zenohc_shared cargo)
 
 #
 # Setup additional properties for library targets
@@ -221,12 +228,12 @@ add_dependencies(zenohc cargo)
 #
 get_required_static_libs(NATIVE_STATIC_LIBS)
 target_link_libraries(zenohc_static INTERFACE ${NATIVE_STATIC_LIBS})
-target_compile_definitions(zenohc INTERFACE ZENOHC_DYN_LIB)
+target_compile_definitions(zenohc_shared INTERFACE ZENOHC_DYN_LIB)
 
 # Workaroud for https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5045
 # mentioned in https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-c/issues/138
 # If it's fixed, do not forget to correct PackageConfig.cmake.in also
-set_target_properties(zenohc PROPERTIES IMPORTED_NO_SONAME TRUE)
+set_target_properties(zenohc_shared PROPERTIES IMPORTED_NO_SONAME TRUE)
 
 function(set_target_imported_locations target libr libd)
 	set_target_properties(${target}
@@ -251,24 +258,24 @@ function(set_target_imported_implib target libr libd)
 endfunction()
 
 set_target_imported_locations(zenohc_static ${staticlibr} ${staticlibd})
-set_target_imported_locations(zenohc ${dylibr} ${dylibd})
+set_target_imported_locations(zenohc_shared ${dylibr} ${dylibd})
 
 if(DEFINED implibr)
-	set_target_imported_implib(zenohc ${implibr} ${implibd})
+	set_target_imported_implib(zenohc_shared ${implibr} ${implibd})
 endif()
 
 # Define include directories for library targets
 status_print(source_include_dir)
 status_print(cargo_generated_include_dir)
 target_include_directories(zenohc_static INTERFACE ${source_include_dir})
-target_include_directories(zenohc INTERFACE ${source_include_dir})
+target_include_directories(zenohc_shared INTERFACE ${source_include_dir})
 
 if(NOT(cargo_generated_include_dir STREQUAL ${source_include_dir}))
 	target_include_directories(zenohc_static INTERFACE ${cargo_generated_include_dir})
-	target_include_directories(zenohc INTERFACE ${cargo_generated_include_dir})
+	target_include_directories(zenohc_shared INTERFACE ${cargo_generated_include_dir})
 endif()
 
-set_target_properties(zenohc zenohc_static PROPERTIES IMPORTED_GLOBAL TRUE)
+set_target_properties(zenohc_shared zenohc_static PROPERTIES IMPORTED_GLOBAL TRUE)
 
 #
 # Components included only if project is the root project
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 332c502dc..1dfcc3c92 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ serde_yaml = "0.9.19"
 
 [lib]
 path="src/lib.rs"
-name = "zenohcd"
+name = "zenohc"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 doctest = false
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bea30f20b..4e311ffbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ This repository provides a C binding based on the main [Zenoh implementation wri
   $ cmake --build . --target install
   ``` 
 
-  By default only dynamic library is installed. Set `ZENOHC_INSTALL_STATIC_LIBRARY` variable to install static library also:
+  By default only dynamic library is installed. Set `ZENOHC_INSTALL_STATIC_LIBRARY` variable to true to install static library also:
 
   ```bash
   $ cmake ../zenoh-c -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/.local -DZENOHC_INSTALL_STATIC_LIBRARY=TRUE
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ This repository provides a C binding based on the main [Zenoh implementation wri
   ``` 
 
   The result of installation is the header files in `include` directory, the library files in `lib` directory and cmake package configuration files for package `zenohc` in `lib/cmake` directory. The library later can be loaded with CMake command `find_package(zenohc)`.
-  Link to targets `zenohc::lib` for dynamic library and `zenohc::static` for static one in your CMakeLists.txt configuration file.
+  Add dependency in CMakeLists.txt on target 
+  - `zenohc::shared` for linking dynamic library 
+  - `zenohc::static` for linking static library
+  - `zenohc::lib` for linking static or dynamic library depending on boolean variable `ZENOHC_LIB_STATIC`
 
   For `Debug` configuration the library package `zenohc_debug` is installed side-by-side with release `zenohc` library. Suffix `d` is added to names of library files (libzenohc**d**.so).
 
diff --git a/cmake/helpers.cmake b/cmake/helpers.cmake
index 45a1917c3..1244ad0c1 100644
--- a/cmake/helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/helpers.cmake
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(copy_dlls target)
 	if(WIN32)
 		add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
-			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:${target}> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${target}>
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different $<IF:$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:${target}>,>,nul,$<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:${target}>> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${target}>
 			COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
 		)
 	endif()   
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9757d7c95..c2aecbd42 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ else()
     add_custom_target(examples)
 endif()
 
-declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_BUILD_EXAMPLES_WITH_STATIC_LIB FALSE BOOL "Use static zenohc lib for examples")
-
 file(GLOB files "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c")
 
 foreach(file ${files})
@@ -26,14 +24,9 @@ foreach(file ${files})
     add_executable(${target} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${file})
     add_dependencies(examples ${target})
 
-    if(ZENOHC_BUILD_EXAMPLES_WITH_STATIC_LIB)
-        add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::static)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::static)
-    else()
-        add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::lib)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::lib)
-        copy_dlls(${target})
-    endif()
+    add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::lib)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::lib)
+    copy_dlls(${target})
 
     set_property(TARGET ${target} PROPERTY C_STANDARD 11)
 endforeach()
diff --git a/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in b/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
index a1b29399d..e66109fea 100644
--- a/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/install/PackageConfig.cmake.in
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ set_property(TARGET __zenohc_static PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION "@CMAKE_INSTALL_P
 target_link_libraries(__zenohc_static INTERFACE @NATIVE_STATIC_LIBS@)
 target_include_directories(__zenohc_static INTERFACE "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
 
-add_library(__zenohc_lib SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS __zenohc_lib)
-set_target_properties(__zenohc_lib PROPERTIES IMPORTED_NO_SONAME TRUE)
-set_property(TARGET __zenohc_lib PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/@DYLIB@")
+add_library(__zenohc_shared SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+add_library(zenohc::shared ALIAS __zenohc_shared)
+set_target_properties(__zenohc_shared PROPERTIES IMPORTED_NO_SONAME TRUE)
+set_property(TARGET __zenohc_shared PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/@DYLIB@")
 if(NOT ("@IMPLIB@" STREQUAL ""))
-    set_property(TARGET __zenohc_lib PROPERTY IMPORTED_IMPLIB "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/@IMPLIB@")
+    set_property(TARGET __zenohc_shared PROPERTY IMPORTED_IMPLIB "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/@IMPLIB@")
 endif()
-target_include_directories(__zenohc_lib INTERFACE "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
-target_compile_definitions(__zenohc_lib INTERFACE ZENOHC_DYN_LIB)
+target_include_directories(__zenohc_shared INTERFACE "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@")
+target_compile_definitions(__zenohc_shared INTERFACE ZENOHC_DYN_LIB)
+
+if(ZENOHC_LIB_STATIC)
+    add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS __zenohc_static)
+else()
+    add_library(zenohc::lib ALIAS __zenohc_shared)
+endif() 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a68c4e3d..21695a439 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 message(STATUS "zenoh-c tests")
 
-declare_cache_var(ZENOHC_BUILD_TESTS_WITH_STATIC_LIB FALSE BOOL "Use static zenohc lib for tests")
-
 add_custom_target(tests)
 
 file(GLOB files "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c")
@@ -13,24 +11,18 @@ foreach(file ${files})
         set(test_type "unit")
     elseif (${file} MATCHES "^.*z_int_.*$")
         set(test_type "integration")
+    elseif (${file} MATCHES "^.*z_build_.*$")
+        set(test_type "build")
     else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Test file ${file} does not match any known type (z_api_ or z_int_)")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Test file ${file} does not match any known type (z_api_ or z_int_ or z_build)")
     endif()
 
     add_executable(${target} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${file})
     add_dependencies(tests ${target})
-    
-    if(ZENOHC_BUILD_TESTS_WITH_STATIC_LIB)
-        add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::static)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::static)
-    else()
-        add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::lib)
-        target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::lib)
-        copy_dlls(${target})
-    endif()
-
+    add_dependencies(${target} zenohc::lib)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE zenohc::lib)
+    copy_dlls(${target})
     set_property(TARGET ${target} PROPERTY C_STANDARD 11)
-    # set_property(TARGET ${target} PROPERTY RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${cargo_target_dir}/tests")
     add_test(NAME "${test_type}_${target}" COMMAND ${target})
 endforeach()
 
diff --git a/tests/z_build_shared.c b/tests/z_build_shared.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbec93e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/z_build_shared.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022 ZettaScale Technology
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
+//
+// Contributors:
+//   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
+
+// This test should fail if built dependent on static zenoh library
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+#ifndef ZENOHC_DYN_LIB
+    assert(0);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/tests/z_build_static.c b/tests/z_build_static.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5455f5846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/z_build_static.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022 ZettaScale Technology
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
+//
+// Contributors:
+//   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
+
+// This test should fail if built dependent on dynamic zenoh library
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+#ifdef ZENOHC_DYN_LIB
+    assert(0);
+#endif
+}