diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_meson.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_meson.yaml
index 7f33d6bb..15d9f2a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_meson.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_meson.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cxx: ['7', '8', '9']
         deps: ['forcefallback', 'default']
+        type: ['shared', 'static']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Sanity Checks
         run: |
-          env CXX=g++-${{matrix.cxx}} meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}}
+          env CXX=g++-${{matrix.cxx}} meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}} -Ddefault_library=${{matrix.type}}
           meson compile -C "${{github.workspace}}/build"
 
   VisualStudio:
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         deps: ['forcefallback', 'default']
+        type: ['shared', 'static']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       - name: Sanity Checks
         run: |
-          meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}}
+          meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}} -Ddefault_library=${{matrix.type}}
           meson compile -C "${{github.workspace}}/build"
 
   MacOS:
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         deps: ['forcefallback', 'default']
+        type: ['shared', 'static']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -61,5 +64,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compile
         run: |
-          meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}}
+          meson setup "${{github.workspace}}/build" --wrap-mode=${{matrix.deps}} -Ddefault_library=${{matrix.type}}
           meson compile -C "${{github.workspace}}/build"