diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 680ffcd75c..7bbbc189ac 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ add_subdirectory(vector)
 
 add_library(kuzu_common
         OBJECT
+        constants.cpp
         expression_type.cpp
         file_utils.cpp
         in_mem_overflow_buffer.cpp
diff --git a/src/common/constants.cpp b/src/common/constants.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c2a823d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/constants.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace kuzu {
+namespace common {
+
+const char* KUZU_VERSION = KUZU_CMAKE_VERSION;
+}
+} // namespace kuzu
diff --git a/src/include/common/constants.h b/src/include/common/constants.h
index 11092b2fe6..2d3fee9dc1 100644
--- a/src/include/common/constants.h
+++ b/src/include/common/constants.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 namespace kuzu {
 namespace common {
 
-constexpr char KUZU_VERSION[] = KUZU_CMAKE_VERSION;
+extern const char* KUZU_VERSION;
 
 constexpr uint64_t DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY_LOG_2 = 11;
 constexpr uint64_t DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY = (uint64_t)1 << DEFAULT_VECTOR_CAPACITY_LOG_2;