diff --git a/phlex/app/CMakeLists.txt b/phlex/app/CMakeLists.txt
index de5e65804..b812aef95 100644
--- a/phlex/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/phlex/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 configure_file(version.cpp.in version.cpp @ONLY)
+
+add_library(version_obj OBJECT version.cpp)
+
 # version.cpp is generated into the build directory; clang-tidy cannot find
 # .clang-tidy by walking the build-dir path, so disable linting for this file.
-set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.cpp PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
+set_target_properties(version_obj PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "" POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
+target_include_directories(version_obj PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include)
 
 cet_make_library(
   LIBRARY_NAME
@@ -10,7 +14,6 @@ cet_make_library(
   SOURCE
   load_module.cpp
   run.cpp
-  version.cpp
   LIBRARIES
   PUBLIC
   # FIXME: We probably also need to add (and/or replace with) the future library
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ cet_make_library(
   phlex::core
   Boost::json
   Boost::boost
+  PRIVATE
+  version_obj
 )
 
 install(FILES load_module.hpp run.hpp version.hpp DESTINATION include/phlex/app)
diff --git a/test/form/data_products/CMakeLists.txt b/test/form/data_products/CMakeLists.txt
index d026c745a..ad638b8d2 100644
--- a/test/form/data_products/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/form/data_products/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 set(FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME "form_test_data_products")
-add_library(${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} SHARED track_start.cpp)
+add_library(track_start_obj OBJECT track_start.cpp)
+set_target_properties(track_start_obj PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+target_include_directories(track_start_obj PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include)
+add_library(${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} SHARED $<TARGET_OBJECTS:track_start_obj>)
 
 set_target_properties(
   ${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME}
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ if(FORM_USE_ROOT_STORAGE)
       ${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} dict.h SELECTION classes_def.xml
   )
   target_link_libraries(${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} PRIVATE ROOT::RIO)
+  set_target_properties(${FORM_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
 
   add_subdirectory(extra_member)
 endif()
diff --git a/test/form/data_products/extra_member/CMakeLists.txt b/test/form/data_products/extra_member/CMakeLists.txt
index b422a196f..e686494c5 100644
--- a/test/form/data_products/extra_member/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/form/data_products/extra_member/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 set(FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME "form_test_data_products_schema_evolution")
-add_library(${FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} SHARED track_start.cpp)
+add_library(em_track_start_obj OBJECT track_start.cpp)
+set_target_properties(em_track_start_obj PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+target_include_directories(
+  em_track_start_obj
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include
+)
+add_library(${FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} SHARED $<TARGET_OBJECTS:em_track_start_obj>)
 
 if(FORM_USE_ROOT_STORAGE)
   find_package(ROOT REQUIRED COMPONENTS RIO)
@@ -8,4 +14,5 @@ if(FORM_USE_ROOT_STORAGE)
       ${FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} dict.h SELECTION classes_def.xml
   )
   target_link_libraries(${FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} PRIVATE ROOT::RIO)
+  set_target_properties(${FORM_EXTRA_DATA_PROD_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES CXX_CLANG_TIDY "")
 endif()