diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 14c2d364..53dd9333 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/GitInfo.cpp.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BIN
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(JFJochVersion STATIC
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GitInfo.cpp GitInfo.h)
+set_target_properties(JFJochVersion PROPERTIES
+        POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+)
+
 ADD_LIBRARY(JFJochLogger STATIC
         Logger.cpp Logger.h
 )
+
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(JFJochLogger PUBLIC spdlog::spdlog JFJochVersion)
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(JFJochZMQ STATIC ZMQWrappers.cpp ZMQWrappers.h)