diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36392e0..8bda252 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ CMakeSettings.json
 .idea/
 vcpkg-master.zip
 vcpkg-master/
+include/config.h
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2610db..f0660cd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,7 +115,18 @@ set(MINIO_CPP_HEADERS
   include/miniocpp/utils.h
 )
 
-add_library(miniocpp STATIC ${MINIO_CPP_SOURCES} ${MINIO_CPP_HEADERS})
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build using shared libraries" OFF)
+
+IF (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  IF (WIN32)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to build shared library on Windows yet, this library lacks decorator support.")
+  ELSE ()
+    add_library(miniocpp SHARED ${MINIO_CPP_SOURCES} ${MINIO_CPP_HEADERS})
+  ENDIF ()
+ELSE ()
+  add_library(miniocpp STATIC ${MINIO_CPP_SOURCES} ${MINIO_CPP_HEADERS})
+ENDIF ()
+
 target_compile_options(miniocpp PRIVATE ${MINIO_CPP_CFLAGS})
 target_compile_features(miniocpp PUBLIC cxx_std_${MINIO_CPP_STD})
 target_include_directories(miniocpp PUBLIC
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 166c412..eac8b71 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -x
 BUILD_OPTIONS="-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON"
 
 if [ -n "$VCPKG_ROOT" ]; then
-  BUILD_OPTIONS="${BUILD_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
+	BUILD_OPTIONS="${BUILD_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
 fi
 
 echo "== [Configuring Build - Debug] =="