diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb9e5b808e..b039e24e8b 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ endif()
 option(MQT_CORE_INSTALL "Generate installation instructions for MQT Core"
        ${MQT_CORE_MASTER_PROJECT})
 option(BUILD_MQT_CORE_TESTS "Also build tests for the MQT Core project" ${MQT_CORE_MASTER_PROJECT})
+option(BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS "Build MQT Core libraries as shared libraries"
+       ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 # try to determine the project version
 include(GetVersion)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88229d671b..63296a1ebb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ git-only = [
 [tool.scikit-build.cmake.define]
 BUILD_MQT_CORE_BINDINGS = "ON"
 BUILD_MQT_CORE_TESTS = "OFF"
-BUILD_SHARED_LIBS = "ON"
+BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS = "ON"
 
 [[tool.scikit-build.overrides]]
 if.python-version = ">=3.13"
diff --git a/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt b/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ea273690c..71f66b2bcf 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/algorithms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-algorithms)
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-algorithms
     PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.. FILES
            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_algorithms_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-algorithms
                                PUBLIC MQT_CORE_ALGO_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
diff --git a/src/circuit_optimizer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/circuit_optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
index 056c95b362..4739d0f3dd 100644
--- a/src/circuit_optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/circuit_optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-circuit-optimizer)
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-circuit-optimizer
     PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/.. FILES
            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_circuit_optimizer_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-circuit-optimizer
                                PUBLIC MQT_CORE_CIRCUIT_OPTIMIZER_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
diff --git a/src/datastructures/CMakeLists.txt b/src/datastructures/CMakeLists.txt
index 880b2789f9..8b8f624759 100644
--- a/src/datastructures/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/datastructures/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-ds)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-ds PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                       FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_ds_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-ds PUBLIC MQT_CORE_DS_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/src/dd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dd/CMakeLists.txt
index 83e70080e0..ca176d8e0b 100644
--- a/src/dd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-dd)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-dd PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                       FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_dd_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-dd PUBLIC MQT_CORE_DD_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/src/ir/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ir/CMakeLists.txt
index 81c592942b..7081d5949f 100644
--- a/src/ir/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET MQT::CoreIR)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-ir PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                       FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_ir_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-ir PUBLIC MQT_CORE_IR_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/src/na/CMakeLists.txt b/src/na/CMakeLists.txt
index abaffa474e..7d79a575ff 100644
--- a/src/na/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/na/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-na)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-na PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                       FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_na_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-na PUBLIC MQT_CORE_NA_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/src/qasm3/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qasm3/CMakeLists.txt
index a763e9077d..bc9ca5eebb 100644
--- a/src/qasm3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qasm3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET MQT::CoreQASM)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-qasm PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                         FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_qasm_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-qasm PUBLIC MQT_CORE_QASM_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/src/zx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/zx/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e2f0e35bb..af03034e61 100644
--- a/src/zx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/zx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-zx)
   target_sources(
     ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-zx PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/..
                                       FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mqt_core_zx_export.h)
-  if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_compile_definitions(${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}-zx PUBLIC MQT_CORE_ZX_STATIC_DEFINE)
   endif()