diff --git a/src/bokeh/server/views/static_handler.py b/src/bokeh/server/views/static_handler.py
index 94111160841..0a5ea96ab3f 100644
--- a/src/bokeh/server/views/static_handler.py
+++ b/src/bokeh/server/views/static_handler.py
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ def append_version(cls, path: str) -> str:
         if settings.dev:
             return path
         else:
-            version = StaticFileHandler.get_version(dict(static_path=settings.bokehjs_path()), path)
+            if not hasattr(cls, "_static_path_cache"):
+                cls._static_path_cache = dict(static_path=settings.bokehjs_path())
+            version = StaticFileHandler.get_version(cls._static_path_cache, path)
             return f"{path}?v={version}"
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/bokeh/settings.py b/src/bokeh/settings.py
index 9cd8351eb28..fa078307763 100644
--- a/src/bokeh/settings.py
+++ b/src/bokeh/settings.py
@@ -121,17 +121,8 @@
 from enum import Enum, auto
 from os.path import join
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import (
-    TYPE_CHECKING,
-    Any,
-    Callable,
-    Generic,
-    Literal,
-    Sequence,
-    TypeAlias,
-    TypeVar,
-    cast,
-)
+from typing import (TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generic, Literal, Sequence,
+                    TypeAlias, TypeVar, cast)
 
 # External imports
 import yaml