diff --git a/cmake/GzFindPackage.cmake b/cmake/GzFindPackage.cmake
index 93da803..c16e3ba 100644
--- a/cmake/GzFindPackage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GzFindPackage.cmake
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ macro(gz_find_package PACKAGE_NAME_)
 
   if(gz_find_package_EXACT)
     list(APPEND ${PACKAGE_NAME}_find_package_args EXACT)
+  elseif(gz_find_package_VERSION AND NOT gz_find_package_PKGCONFIG_VER_COMPARISON)
+    set(gz_find_package_PKGCONFIG_VER_COMPARISON >=)
   endif()
 
   if(gz_find_package_CONFIG)
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ macro(gz_find_package PACKAGE_NAME_)
       # ${component}_CMAKE_DEPENDENCIES variables that are specific to those
       # componenets
       foreach(component ${gz_find_package_REQUIRED_BY})
-        if(NOT ${component}_${PACKAGE_NAME}_PRIVATE)
+        if(NOT ${component}_${PACKAGE_NAME}_PRIVATE OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
           gz_string_append(${component}_CMAKE_DEPENDENCIES "${${PACKAGE_NAME}_find_dependency}" DELIM "\n")
         endif()
       endforeach()