diff --git a/general.pri b/general.pri
index 89889a6..9b062bc 100644
--- a/general.pri
+++ b/general.pri
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ RCC_DIR = ./res
 # compiler flags
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 QMAKE_LFLAGS += -std=c++11
-unix {
-    QMAKE_LFLAGS += "-Wl,--rpath=./"
-}
 # prefix
 targetprefix = $$(TARGET_PREFIX)
 message("Using target prefix \"$${targetprefix}\".")
diff --git a/passwordfile.pro b/passwordfile.pro
index 105a827..473997e 100644
--- a/passwordfile.pro
+++ b/passwordfile.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 projectname = passwordfile
-VERSION = 2.0.5
+VERSION = 3.0.0
 
 # include ../../common.pri when building as part of a subdirs project; otherwise include general.pri
 !include(../../common.pri) {
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ VERSION = 2.0.5
 
 TEMPLATE = lib
 CONFIG -= qt
-win32 {
-    CONFIG += dll
-}
+CONFIG += shared
 
 # files
 SOURCES += aes/aes.cpp \
@@ -40,10 +38,11 @@ OTHER_FILES += \
 
 # libs and includepath
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-    LIBS += -L../../ -lc++utilitiesd
+    LIBS += -lc++utilitiesd
 } else {
-    LIBS += -L../../ -lc++utilities
+    LIBS += -lc++utilities
 }
+# TODO: remove build environment specific paths
 win32 {
     contains(QMAKE_TARGET.arch, x86_64):{
         LIBS += -L../../../openssl-mingw_amd64/lib/ -lcrypto
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ win32 {
     }
 }
 LIBS += -lz
-INCLUDEPATH += ../
 
 # installs
 mingw-w64-install {