diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e26ab3dd..88f05ff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           make -j3 wallet cryptonote_protocol
           cd ../../../../
 
-      - name: Build monero-cpp
+      - name: Build monero-cpp shared library
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
           cd build
@@ -68,12 +68,28 @@ jobs:
           make -j3
           cd ..
 
-      - name: Upload artifacts
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp shared library
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: libmonero-cpp-linux-amd64
           path: build/libmonero-cpp.so
 
+      - name: Build monero-cpp static library
+        run: |
+          rm -rf build
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake -DSTATIC=ON ..
+          cmake --build .
+          make -j3
+          cd ..
+
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp static library
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: libmonero-cpp-linux-amd64-static
+          path: build/libmonero-cpp.a
+
   windows:
     name: windows
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
             ../../
             make wallet cryptonote_protocol
 
-      - name: Build monero-cpp
+      - name: Build monero-cpp shared library
         shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
@@ -149,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build .
           cd ..
 
-      - name: Upload artifacts
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp shared library
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: libmonero-cpp-win-x64
@@ -157,6 +173,21 @@ jobs:
             build/libmonero-cpp.dll
             build/libmonero-cpp.dll.a
 
+      - name: Build monero-cpp static library
+        run: |
+          rm -rf build
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake -DSTATIC=ON ..
+          cmake --build .
+          cd ..
+
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp static library
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: libmonero-cpp-win-x64-static
+          path: build/libmonero-cpp.a
+
   mac-os:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -187,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
           make -j3 wallet cryptonote_protocol
           cd ../../../../
 
-      - name: Build monero-cpp
+      - name: Build monero-cpp shared library
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
           cd build
@@ -196,8 +227,24 @@ jobs:
           make -j3
           cd ..
 
-      - name: Upload artifacts
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp shared library
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: libmonero-cpp-${{ matrix.os }}
           path: build/libmonero-cpp.dylib
+
+      - name: Build monero-cpp static library
+        run: |
+          rm -rf build
+          mkdir -p build
+          cd build
+          cmake -DSTATIC=ON ..
+          cmake --build .
+          make -j3
+          cd ..
+
+      - name: Upload monero-cpp static library
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: libmonero-cpp-${{ matrix.os }}-archive
+          path: build/libmonero-cpp.a
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 06e3eaa1..25969bf5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif()
 project(MoneroCppLibrary)
 
 option(BUILD_LIBRARY "Build monero-cpp library" ON)
+option(STATIC "Build monero-cpp static library" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SAMPLE "Build c++ sample code" OFF)
 option(BUILD_SCRATCHPAD "Build c++ scratchpad" OFF)
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Builc c++ tests" OFF)
@@ -297,7 +298,13 @@ set(
 )
 
 if (BUILD_LIBRARY)
-  add_library(monero-cpp SHARED ${LIBRARY_SRC_FILES})
+  if (STATIC)
+    message(STATUS "Building static monero-cpp library")
+    add_library(monero-cpp STATIC ${LIBRARY_SRC_FILES})
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Building shared monero-cpp library")
+    add_library(monero-cpp SHARED ${LIBRARY_SRC_FILES})
+  endif()
 
   target_include_directories(monero-cpp PUBLIC
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include