diff --git a/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts b/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts
index c75213d..f45ebb1 100644
--- a/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts
+++ b/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// #region shared with https://github.com/paranext/paranext-multi-extension-template/blob/main/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts
-
 import path from 'path';
 import TsconfigPathsPlugin from 'tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin';
 import webpack from 'webpack';
+import { LIBRARY_TYPE } from './webpack.util';
+
+// #region shared with https://github.com/paranext/paranext-multi-extension-template/blob/main/webpack/webpack.config.base.ts
 
 const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
 const shouldGenerateSourceMaps = isDev || process.env.DEBUG_PROD;
@@ -10,16 +11,6 @@ const shouldGenerateSourceMaps = isDev || process.env.DEBUG_PROD;
 /** The base directory from which webpack should operate (should be the root repo folder) */
 export const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
 
-/**
- * The module format of library we want webpack to use for externals and create for our extensions
- *
- * @see webpack.Configuration['externalsType'] for info about external import format
- * @see webpack.LibraryOptions['type'] for info about library format
- */
-// commonjs-static formats the code to export everything on module.exports.<export_name> so it works
-// well in cjs or esm https://webpack.js.org/configuration/output/#type-commonjs-static
-export const LIBRARY_TYPE: NonNullable<webpack.Configuration['externalsType']> = 'commonjs-static';
-
 // Note: we do not want to do any chunking because neither webViews nor main can import dependencies
 // other than those listed in configBase.externals. Each webView must contain all its dependency
 // code, and main must contain all its dependency code.
diff --git a/webpack/webpack.config.main.ts b/webpack/webpack.config.main.ts
index 5a25bc6..ec85634 100644
--- a/webpack/webpack.config.main.ts
+++ b/webpack/webpack.config.main.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import webpack from 'webpack';
 import path from 'path';
 import merge from 'webpack-merge';
 import CopyPlugin from 'copy-webpack-plugin';
-import configBase, { LIBRARY_TYPE, rootDir } from './webpack.config.base';
+import configBase, { rootDir } from './webpack.config.base';
 import WebViewResolveWebpackPlugin from './web-view-resolve-webpack-plugin';
-import { outputFolder } from './webpack.util';
+import { LIBRARY_TYPE, outputFolder } from './webpack.util';
 
 /** Webpack configuration for building main */
 const configMain: webpack.Configuration = merge(configBase, {
diff --git a/webpack/webpack.util.ts b/webpack/webpack.util.ts
index cf465e3..ea78e4a 100644
--- a/webpack/webpack.util.ts
+++ b/webpack/webpack.util.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ export const webViewTempDir = 'temp-build';
 /** Folder containing the built extension files */
 export const outputFolder = 'dist';
 
+/**
+ * The module format of library we want webpack to use for externals and create for our extensions
+ *
+ * @see webpack.Configuration['externalsType'] for info about external import format
+ * @see webpack.LibraryOptions['type'] for info about library format
+ */
+// commonjs-static formats the code to export everything on module.exports.<export_name> so it works
+// well in cjs or esm https://webpack.js.org/configuration/output/#type-commonjs-static
+export const LIBRARY_TYPE: NonNullable<webpack.Configuration['externalsType']> = 'commonjs-static';
+
 /** Get a list of TypeScript WebView files to bundle. Path relative to project root */
 function getWebViewTsxPaths() {
   return glob(webViewTsxGlob, { ignore: 'node_modules/**' });