diff --git a/src/JLLWrappers.jl b/src/JLLWrappers.jl
index d885b77..2040335 100644
--- a/src/JLLWrappers.jl
+++ b/src/JLLWrappers.jl
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if VERSION >= v"1.6.0-DEV"
     using Preferences
 end
 
+const global_typeassert_available = VERSION >= v"1.8.0"
+
 # We need to glue expressions together a lot
 function excat(exs::Union{Expr,Nothing}...)
     ex = Expr(:block)
diff --git a/src/products/executable_generators.jl b/src/products/executable_generators.jl
index 105f990..55d323a 100644
--- a/src/products/executable_generators.jl
+++ b/src/products/executable_generators.jl
@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ function declare_old_executable_product(product_name)
                 JLLWrappers.withenv_executable_wrapper,
                 f,
                 $(Symbol("$(product_name)_path")),
-                PATH[],
-                LIBPATH[],
+                @static($global_typeassert_available ? PATH : PATH[]),
+                @static($global_typeassert_available ? LIBPATH : LIBPATH[]),
                 adjust_PATH,
                 adjust_LIBPATH,
             )
         end
 
-        # This will eventually be replaced with a `Ref{String}`
-        $(path_name) = ""
+
+        @static if $global_typeassert_available
+            $(path_name)::Union{String,Nothing} = ""
+        else
+            $(path_name) = ""
+        end
         function $(Symbol(string("get_", product_name, "_path")))()
             return $(path_name)::String
         end
@@ -61,8 +65,8 @@ function declare_new_executable_product(product_name)
                 env = Base.invokelatest(
                     JLLWrappers.adjust_ENV!,
                     copy(ENV),
-                    PATH[],
-                    LIBPATH[],
+                    @static($global_typeassert_available ? PATH : PATH[]),
+                    @static($global_typeassert_available ? LIBPATH : LIBPATH[]),
                     adjust_PATH,
                     adjust_LIBPATH,
                 )
diff --git a/src/products/file_generators.jl b/src/products/file_generators.jl
index 844c8cf..54ae748 100644
--- a/src/products/file_generators.jl
+++ b/src/products/file_generators.jl
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ macro declare_file_product(product_name)
     path_name = Symbol(string(product_name, "_path"))
     return esc(quote
         # These will be filled in by init_file_product().
-        $(path_name) = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
-        $(product_name) = ""
+        @static if $global_typeassert_available
+            $(product_name) = ""
+            $(path_name) = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
+        else
+            $(product_name)::String = ""
+            $(path_name)::Union{Nothing,String} = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
+        end
         function $(get_path_name)()
             return $(path_name)::String
         end
diff --git a/src/products/library_generators.jl b/src/products/library_generators.jl
index 4603c06..6a1c877 100644
--- a/src/products/library_generators.jl
+++ b/src/products/library_generators.jl
@@ -10,15 +10,24 @@ macro declare_library_product(product_name, product_soname)
     else
         lib_declaration = quote
             # On Julia 1.6+, this doesn't have to be `const`!  Thanks Jeff!
-            $(product_name) = ""
+            @static if $global_typeassert_available
+                $(product_name)::String = ""
+            else
+                $(product_name) = ""
+            end
         end
     end
-    
+
     return excat(
         quote
             # These will be filled in by init_library_product()
-            $(handle_name) = C_NULL
-            $(path_name) = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
+            @static if $global_typeassert_available
+                $(handle_name)::Ptr{Cvoid} = C_NULL
+                $(path_name)::Union{Nothing,String} = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
+            else
+                $(handle_name) = C_NULL
+                $(path_name) = $(emit_preference_path_load(string(product_name, "_path")))
+            end
             function $(get_path_name)()
                 return $(path_name)::String
             end
diff --git a/src/toplevel_generators.jl b/src/toplevel_generators.jl
index 16aef54..2ef04d4 100644
--- a/src/toplevel_generators.jl
+++ b/src/toplevel_generators.jl
@@ -82,8 +82,13 @@ function generate_toplevel_definitions(src_name, __source__)
         """
         function is_available end
 
-        const PATH = Ref{String}("")
-        const LIBPATH = Ref{String}("")
+        @static if $global_typeassert_available
+            PATH::String = ""
+            LIBPATH::String = ""
+        else
+            const PATH = Ref{String}("")
+            const LIBPATH = Ref{String}("")
+        end
         # We put these inter-JLL-package API values here so that they are always defined, even if there
         # is no underlying wrapper held within this JLL package.
         const PATH_list = String[]
@@ -115,7 +120,11 @@ function generate_wrapper_load(src_name, pkg_uuid, __source__)
     end
 
     return quote
-        global best_wrapper
+        @static if $global_typeassert_available
+            global best_wrapper::Union{Nothing,String}
+        else
+            global best_wrapper
+        end
         # Load Artifacts.toml file and select best platform at compile-time, since this is
         # running at toplevel, and therefore will be run completely at compile-time.  We use
         # a `let` block here to avoid storing unnecessary data in our `.ji` files
@@ -197,6 +206,7 @@ macro generate_main_file_header(src_name)
         generate_compiler_options(src_name),
         # import Artifacts module
         generate_imports(src_name),
+        global_typeassert_available ? :(global artifact_dir::String) : :()
     )
 end
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper_generators.jl b/src/wrapper_generators.jl
index 3be7f20..f694948 100644
--- a/src/wrapper_generators.jl
+++ b/src/wrapper_generators.jl
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ macro generate_init_footer()
         # Filter out duplicate and empty entries in our PATH and LIBPATH entries
         unique!(PATH_list)
         unique!(LIBPATH_list)
-        PATH[] = join(PATH_list, $(pathsep))
-        LIBPATH[] = join(vcat(LIBPATH_list, Base.invokelatest(JLLWrappers.get_julia_libpaths))::Vector{String}, $(pathsep))
+        @static if $global_typeassert_available
+            global PATH = join(PATH_list, $(pathsep))
+            global LIBPATH = join(vcat(LIBPATH_list, Base.invokelatest(JLLWrappers.get_julia_libpaths))::Vector{String}, $(pathsep))
+        else
+            PATH[] = join(PATH_list, $(pathsep))
+            LIBPATH[] = join(vcat(LIBPATH_list, Base.invokelatest(JLLWrappers.get_julia_libpaths))::Vector{String}, $(pathsep))
+        end
     end)
 end
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 8309b2c..18ca2e3 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ module TestJLL end
             @test isfile(@eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.get_vulkan_hpp_path())
         end
         @test isdir(@eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.artifact_dir)
-        @test isempty(@eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.PATH[])
-        @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.LIBPATH[])
+        if JLLWrappers.global_typeassert_available
+            @test isempty(@eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.PATH)
+            @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.LIBPATH)
+        else
+            @test isempty(@eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.PATH[])
+            @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL Vulkan_Headers_jll.LIBPATH[])
+        end
 
         # Package with an ExecutableProduct
         Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=joinpath(@__DIR__, "HelloWorldC_jll")))
@@ -54,8 +59,13 @@ module TestJLL end
             @test isfile(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.hello_world_path)
             @test isfile(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.get_hello_world_path())
             @test isdir(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.artifact_dir)
-            @test !isempty(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.PATH[])
-            @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.LIBPATH[])
+            if JLLWrappers.global_typeassert_available
+                @test !isempty(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.PATH)
+                @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.LIBPATH)
+            else
+                @test !isempty(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.PATH[])
+                @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.LIBPATH[])
+            end
             @test !isfile(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.goodbye_world_path)
             @test !isfile(@eval TestJLL HelloWorldC_jll.get_goodbye_world_path())
             @static if VERSION >= v"1.6.0-DEV"
@@ -73,8 +83,13 @@ module TestJLL end
         @test isfile(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.libopenlibm_path)
         @test isfile(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.get_libopenlibm_path())
         @test isdir(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.artifact_dir)
-        @test isempty(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.PATH[])
-        @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.LIBPATH[])
+        if JLLWrappers.global_typeassert_available
+            @test isempty(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.PATH)
+            @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.LIBPATH)
+        else
+            @test isempty(@eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.PATH[])
+            @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.LIBPATH[])
+        end
         @test C_NULL == @eval TestJLL OpenLibm_jll.libnonexisting_handle
 
         @static if VERSION >= v"1.6.0-DEV"
@@ -101,9 +116,13 @@ module TestJLL end
                 @test @eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.abi == (Sys.iswindows() ? :MicrosoftMPI : :MPICH)
                 @test isfile(@eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.liblammps_path)
                 @test isfile(@eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.get_liblammps_path())
-                @test isdir(@eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.artifact_dir)
-                @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.LIBPATH[])
 
+                @test isdir(@eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.artifact_dir)
+                if JLLWrappers.global_typeassert_available
+                    @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.LIBPATH)
+                else
+                    @test occursin(Sys.BINDIR, @eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.LIBPATH[])
+                end
                 artifact_dir = @eval TestJLL LAMMPS_jll.artifact_dir
 
                 if !Sys.iswindows()