diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index 0cc8bb4..8bdc11f 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1319,6 +1319,13 @@ use [*Boost.Container]? There are several reasons for that:
 
 [section:release_notes Release Notes]
 
+[section:release_notes_boost_1_74_00 Boost 1.74 Release]
+
+* Fixed bugs:
+   * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/148      GitHub #148: ['"Fix static initialization issues in pmr global resources"]].
+
+[endsect]
+
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_73_00 Boost 1.73 Release]
 
 * Fixed bugs:
diff --git a/src/global_resource.cpp b/src/global_resource.cpp
index df9c688..6160cea 100644
--- a/src/global_resource.cpp
+++ b/src/global_resource.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/throw_exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/detail/dlmalloc.hpp>  //For global lock
+#include <boost/container/detail/singleton.hpp>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <new>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class new_delete_resource_imp
 
    virtual bool do_is_equal(const memory_resource& other) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
    {  return &other == this;   }
-} new_delete_resource_instance;
+};
 
 struct null_memory_resource_imp
    : public memory_resource
@@ -60,19 +61,20 @@ struct null_memory_resource_imp
 
    virtual bool do_is_equal(const memory_resource& other) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
    {  return &other == this;   }
-} null_memory_resource_instance;
+};
 
 BOOST_CONTAINER_DECL memory_resource* new_delete_resource() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-   return &new_delete_resource_instance;
+   return &boost::container::dtl::singleton_default<new_delete_resource_imp>::instance();
 }
 
 BOOST_CONTAINER_DECL memory_resource* null_memory_resource() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
-   return &null_memory_resource_instance;
+   return &boost::container::dtl::singleton_default<null_memory_resource_imp>::instance();
 }
 
-static memory_resource *default_memory_resource = &new_delete_resource_instance;
+static memory_resource *default_memory_resource =
+   &boost::container::dtl::singleton_default<new_delete_resource_imp>::instance();
 
 BOOST_CONTAINER_DECL memory_resource* set_default_resource(memory_resource* r) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {