diff --git a/c++utilities.pro b/c++utilities.pro
index 1886606..e4d7f22 100644
--- a/c++utilities.pro
+++ b/c++utilities.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 projectname = c++utilities
-VERSION = 1.0.6
+VERSION = 2.0.0
 
 # include ../../common.pri when building as part of a subdirs project; otherwise include general.pri
 !include(../../common.pri) {
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ VERSION = 1.0.6
 }
 
 CONFIG -= qt
-win32 {
-    CONFIG += dll
-}
+CONFIG += shared
 
 SOURCES += \
     application/argumentparser.cpp \
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}\".")