diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2c3c62..ad4ea99 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ if (YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 else()
   set(yaml-cpp-type STATIC)
   set(yaml-cpp-label-postfix "static")
-  add_definitions(-DYAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE)
 endif()
 
 set(build-shared $<BOOL:${YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>)
@@ -127,6 +126,8 @@ target_compile_options(yaml-cpp
     $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/W3 /wd4127 /wd4355>)
 
 target_compile_definitions(yaml-cpp
+  PUBLIC
+    $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}>>:YAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE>
   PRIVATE
     $<${build-windows-dll}:${PROJECT_NAME}_DLL>
     $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB}>>:YAML_CPP_NO_CONTRIB>)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cd09a1a..5705fe2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Commit messages should be in the imperative mood, as described in the [Git contr
 
 # Tests
 
-Please verify the tests pass by running the target `tests/run_tests`.
+Please verify the tests pass by running the target `test/yaml-cpp-tests`.
 
 If you are adding functionality, add tests accordingly.