diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8ce6b7be..f08dc99b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Development Build: v7.0.0-rc4+dev362
+- 'Fix #2421, adjust dependencies on table lib'
+- 'Fix #2423, avoid use of abspath make function'
+- See: <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2422> <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2424>
+
+
 ## Development Build: v7.0.0-rc4+dev356
 - 'Fix #2415, use correct object extension in table build'
 - See: <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2416>
@@ -109,6 +115,12 @@
 ## Development Build: v7.0.0-rc4+dev197
 - Remove # Changelog
 
+## Development Build: v7.0.0-rc4+dev362
+- 'Fix #2421, adjust dependencies on table lib'
+- 'Fix #2423, avoid use of abspath make function'
+- See: <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2422> <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2424>
+
+
 ## Development Build: v7.0.0-rc4+dev356
 - 'Fix #2415, use correct object extension in table build'
 - See: <https://github.com/nasa/cFE/pull/2416>
diff --git a/cmake/arch_build.cmake b/cmake/arch_build.cmake
index 04c44d97a..e94f86fe4 100644
--- a/cmake/arch_build.cmake
+++ b/cmake/arch_build.cmake
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function(add_cfe_tables TABLE_FQNAME TBL_DEFAULT_SRC_FILES)
 
         # Add a custom target to generate the config file
         add_custom_target(generate_table_${TGT}_${APP_NAME}_${TABLE_BASENAME}
-            DEPENDS "${TABLE_RULEFILE}"
+            DEPENDS "${TABLE_RULEFILE}" ${TABLE_LIBNAME}
         )
         add_dependencies(cfetables generate_table_${TGT}_${APP_NAME}_${TABLE_BASENAME})
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function(add_cfe_tables TABLE_FQNAME TBL_DEFAULT_SRC_FILES)
         # On older versions one may not reference the TARGET_OBJECTS property from the custom command.
         # As a workaround this is built into a static library, and then the desired object is extracted
         # before passing to elf2cfetbl.  It is roundabout but it works.
-        add_library(${TABLE_LIBNAME} STATIC ${TABLE_SELECTED_SRCS})
+        add_library(${TABLE_LIBNAME} STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${TABLE_SELECTED_SRCS})
         target_compile_definitions(${TABLE_LIBNAME} PRIVATE
           CFE_CPU_NAME=${TGT}
         )
diff --git a/cmake/tables/elf2cfetbl_rules.mk b/cmake/tables/elf2cfetbl_rules.mk
index 21e63e84d..c17443579 100644
--- a/cmake/tables/elf2cfetbl_rules.mk
+++ b/cmake/tables/elf2cfetbl_rules.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Rule for traditional CFE table generation via elf2cfetbl
 
+# The dependency of this target should always be an absolute pathname to
+# the intermediate library file as it is generated by a CMake script via
+# the TARGET_FILE property.  Therefore, the same path should still work
+# after the "cd" command.  The "cd" is so the ar tool writes the object file
+# into a separate dir, in case of similarly-named files on different cpus.
 elf/%:
-	@mkdir -pv $(dir $(@))
-	cd $(dir $(@)) && $(AR) x $(abspath $(<)) $(notdir $(@))
+	@mkdir -pv "$(dir $(@))"
+	cd "$(dir $(@))" && $(AR) x "$(<)" "$(notdir $(@))"
diff --git a/cmake/tables/tabletool_rule.mk b/cmake/tables/tabletool_rule.mk
index 0e2e178f2..6b34c7561 100644
--- a/cmake/tables/tabletool_rule.mk
+++ b/cmake/tables/tabletool_rule.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 cfetables:
 	@echo "Table build completed"
 
-#%.tbl: $(TBLTOOL)
+# The dependency of this rule should always be a relative path starting with elf/,
+# at least with the current rule generator script, so it matches the elf/% pattern rule.
+# But because elf2cfetbl only writes its output to the current working dir, it has to be run
+# after changing dirs into the staging area.  Thus the path to the elf file needs to be adjusted.
+# Ideally this chould be done with the $(abspath f...) function but this doesn't exist in older versions.
+# As a workaround, $CURDIR is used.
 staging/%.tbl:
-	@mkdir -pv $(dir $(@))
-	cd $(dir $(@)) && $(TBLTOOL) $(TBLTOOL_FLAGS) $(abspath $(^))
+	@mkdir -pv "$(dir $(@))"
+	cd "$(dir $(@))" && $(TBLTOOL) $(TBLTOOL_FLAGS) "$(CURDIR)/$(<)"
diff --git a/modules/core_api/fsw/inc/cfe_version.h b/modules/core_api/fsw/inc/cfe_version.h
index 78597cc63..d9c6df8cf 100644
--- a/modules/core_api/fsw/inc/cfe_version.h
+++ b/modules/core_api/fsw/inc/cfe_version.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define CFE_VERSION_H
 
 /* Development Build Macro Definitions */
-#define CFE_BUILD_NUMBER   356 /**< @brief Development: Number of development git commits since CFE_BUILD_BASELINE */
+#define CFE_BUILD_NUMBER   362 /**< @brief Development: Number of development git commits since CFE_BUILD_BASELINE */
 #define CFE_BUILD_BASELINE "v7.0.0-rc4" /**< @brief Development: Reference git tag for build number */
 
 /* See \ref cfsversions for definitions */