diff --git a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
index 2b7659aaa..4df5a94a2 100644
--- a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
+++ b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.c
@@ -971,16 +971,11 @@ static size_t ZDICT_addEntropyTablesFromBuffer_advanced(
     return MIN(dictBufferCapacity, hSize+dictContentSize);
 }
 
-/* Hidden declaration for dbio.c */
-size_t ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy(
-                            void* dictBuffer, size_t maxDictSize,
-                            const void* samplesBuffer, const size_t* samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
-                            ZDICT_legacy_params_t params);
 /*! ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy() :
-*   Warning : `samplesBuffer` must be followed by noisy guard band.
+*   Warning : `samplesBuffer` must be followed by noisy guard band !!!
 *   @return : size of dictionary, or an error code which can be tested with ZDICT_isError()
 */
-size_t ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy(
+static size_t ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy(
                             void* dictBuffer, size_t maxDictSize,
                             const void* samplesBuffer, const size_t* samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
                             ZDICT_legacy_params_t params)
diff --git a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.h b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.h
index d1ac3d41f..190ffa52a 100644
--- a/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.h
+++ b/lib/dictBuilder/zdict.h
@@ -264,10 +264,11 @@ typedef struct {
  *  Note: ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_legacy() will send notifications into stderr if instructed to, using notificationLevel>0.
  */
 ZDICTLIB_API size_t ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_legacy(
-    void *dictBuffer, size_t dictBufferCapacity,
-    const void *samplesBuffer, const size_t *samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
+    void* dictBuffer, size_t dictBufferCapacity,
+    const void* samplesBuffer, const size_t* samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
     ZDICT_legacy_params_t parameters);
 
+
 /* Deprecation warnings */
 /* It is generally possible to disable deprecation warnings from compiler,
    for example with -Wno-deprecated-declarations for gcc
diff --git a/programs/.gitignore b/programs/.gitignore
index 662f70839..2d4edbe45 100644
--- a/programs/.gitignore
+++ b/programs/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ zstd-frugal
 zstd-small
 zstd-nolegacy
 zstd-dictBuilder
+zstd-dll
 
 # Object files
 *.o
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 65fcb0d98..3eb658f42 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ endif
 
 # Sort files in alphabetical order for reproducible builds
 ZSTDLIB_FULL_SRC = $(sort $(ZSTDLIB_CORE_SRC) $(ZSTDLEGACY_SRC) $(ZDICT_SRC))
-ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC := $(notdir $(ZSTDLIB_FULL_SRC))
+ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC = $(notdir $(ZSTDLIB_FULL_SRC))
 ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_OBJ := $(ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC:.c=.o)
 
 ZSTD_CLI_SRC := $(wildcard *.c)
 ZSTD_CLI_OBJ := $(ZSTD_CLI_SRC:.c=.o)
 
-ZSTD_ALL_SRC := $(ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC) $(ZSTD_CLI_SRC)
+ZSTD_ALL_SRC = $(ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC) $(ZSTD_CLI_SRC)
 ZSTD_ALL_OBJ := $(ZSTD_ALL_SRC:.c=.o)
 
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ HASH ?= md5sum
 HAVE_HASH :=$(shell echo 1 | $(HASH) > /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 
 ifndef BUILD_DIR
-HASH_DIR = conf_$(shell echo $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(ZSTD_FILES) | $(HASH) | cut -f 1 -d " ")
+HASH_DIR = conf_$(shell echo $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZSTD_FILES) | $(HASH) | cut -f 1 -d " ")
 ifeq ($(HAVE_HASH),0)
   $(info warning : could not find HASH ($(HASH)), needed to differentiate builds using different flags)
   BUILD_DIR := obj/generic_noconf
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ SET_CACHE_DIRECTORY = \
     CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
     CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" \
     LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" \
-    LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)"
+    LDLIBS="$(LDLIBS)" \
+    ZSTD_ALL_SRC="$(ZSTD_ALL_SRC)"
 
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -288,18 +289,12 @@ zstd-noxz : LZMALD  :=
 zstd-noxz : LZMA_MSG := - xz/lzma support is disabled
 zstd-noxz : zstd
 
-## zstd-dll: zstd executable linked to dynamic library libzstd (must already exist)
-# note : the following target doesn't link
-#        because zstd uses non-public symbols from libzstd
-#        such as XXH64 (for benchmark),
-#        ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy (for dictionary builder)
-#        and ZSTD_cycleLog (likely for --patch-from).
-#        It's unclear at this stage if this is a scenario that must be supported
+## zstd-dll: zstd executable linked to dynamic library libzstd (must have same version)
 .PHONY: zstd-dll
-zstd-dll : LDFLAGS+= -L$(ZSTDDIR) -lzstd
-zstd-dll : ZSTDLIB_FULL_SRC =
-zstd-dll : $(ZSTD_CLI_OBJ)
-	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ -o $@$(EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
+zstd-dll : LDFLAGS+= -L$(ZSTDDIR)
+zstd-dll : LDLIBS += -lzstd
+zstd-dll : ZSTDLIB_LOCAL_SRC = xxhash.c
+zstd-dll : zstd
 
 
 ## zstd-pgo: zstd executable optimized with PGO.
@@ -350,9 +345,11 @@ endif
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	$(RM) core *.o tmp* result* *.gcda dictionary *.zst \
-        zstd$(EXT) zstd32$(EXT) zstd-compress$(EXT) zstd-decompress$(EXT) \
+        zstd$(EXT) zstd32$(EXT) zstd-dll$(EXT) \
+        zstd-compress$(EXT) zstd-decompress$(EXT) \
         zstd-small$(EXT) zstd-frugal$(EXT) zstd-nolegacy$(EXT) zstd4$(EXT) \
-        zstd-dictBuilder$(EXT) *.gcda default*.profraw default.profdata have_zlib$(EXT)
+        zstd-dictBuilder$(EXT) \
+        *.gcda default*.profraw default.profdata have_zlib$(EXT)
 	$(RM) -r obj/*
 	@echo Cleaning completed
 
diff --git a/programs/dibio.c b/programs/dibio.c
index 6673301ec..c6d267cea 100644
--- a/programs/dibio.c
+++ b/programs/dibio.c
@@ -255,18 +255,6 @@ static fileStats DiB_fileStats(const char** fileNamesTable, unsigned nbFiles, si
 }
 
 
-/*! ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy() :
-    Strictly Internal use only !!
-    Same as ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_legacy(), but does not control `samplesBuffer`.
-    `samplesBuffer` must be followed by noisy guard band to avoid out-of-buffer reads.
-    @return : size of dictionary stored into `dictBuffer` (<= `dictBufferCapacity`)
-              or an error code.
-*/
-size_t ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy(void* dictBuffer, size_t dictBufferCapacity,
-                                           const void* samplesBuffer, const size_t* samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
-                                           ZDICT_legacy_params_t parameters);
-
-
 int DiB_trainFromFiles(const char* dictFileName, unsigned maxDictSize,
                        const char** fileNamesTable, unsigned nbFiles, size_t chunkSize,
                        ZDICT_legacy_params_t* params, ZDICT_cover_params_t* coverParams,
@@ -319,9 +307,9 @@ int DiB_trainFromFiles(const char* dictFileName, unsigned maxDictSize,
     {   size_t dictSize;
         if (params) {
             DiB_fillNoise((char*)srcBuffer + loadedSize, NOISELENGTH);   /* guard band, for end of buffer condition */
-            dictSize = ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_unsafe_legacy(dictBuffer, maxDictSize,
-                                                           srcBuffer, sampleSizes, fs.nbSamples,
-                                                           *params);
+            dictSize = ZDICT_trainFromBuffer_legacy(dictBuffer, maxDictSize,
+                                                    srcBuffer, sampleSizes, fs.nbSamples,
+                                                    *params);
         } else if (coverParams) {
             if (optimize) {
               dictSize = ZDICT_optimizeTrainFromBuffer_cover(dictBuffer, maxDictSize,
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 1b0b6761d..a46878375 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@ typedef enum { cover, fastCover, legacy } dictType;
 static int g_displayLevel = DISPLAY_LEVEL_DEFAULT;   /* 0 : no display,  1: errors,  2 : + result + interaction + warnings,  3 : + progression,  4 : + information */
 
 
+/*-************************************
+*  Check Version (when CLI linked to dynamic library)
+**************************************/
+
+/* Due to usage of experimental symbols and capabilities by the CLI,
+ * the CLI must be linked against a dynamic library of same version */
+static void checkLibVersion(void)
+{
+    if (strcmp(ZSTD_VERSION_STRING, ZSTD_versionString())) {
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Error : incorrect library version (expecting : %s ; actual : %s ) \n",
+                    ZSTD_VERSION_STRING, ZSTD_versionString());
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Please update library to version %s, or use stand-alone zstd binary \n",
+                    ZSTD_VERSION_STRING);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+
 /*-************************************
 *  Command Line
 **************************************/
@@ -753,6 +771,7 @@ int main(int const argCount, const char* argv[])
 
 
     /* init */
+    checkLibVersion();
     (void)recursive; (void)cLevelLast;    /* not used when ZSTD_NOBENCH set */
     (void)memLimit;
     assert(argCount >= 1);
@@ -1281,15 +1300,15 @@ int main(int const argCount, const char* argv[])
         DISPLAY("error : can't use --patch-from=# on multiple files \n");
         CLEAN_RETURN(1);
     }
-    
-    /* No status message in pipe mode (stdin - stdout) */	
+
+    /* No status message in pipe mode (stdin - stdout) */
     hasStdout = outFileName && !strcmp(outFileName,stdoutmark);
 
     if (hasStdout && (g_displayLevel==2)) g_displayLevel=1;
 
     /* IO Stream/File */
     FIO_setHasStdoutOutput(fCtx, hasStdout);
-    FIO_setNbFilesTotal(fCtx, (int)filenames->tableSize); 
+    FIO_setNbFilesTotal(fCtx, (int)filenames->tableSize);
     FIO_determineHasStdinInput(fCtx, filenames);
     FIO_setNotificationLevel(g_displayLevel);
     FIO_setPatchFromMode(prefs, patchFromDictFileName != NULL);