diff --git a/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake b/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake
index bbc34a46215761182313dbb988c8e0125cb063f4..8d1fae291256cbce9d2944bb50515e2ce2a3c0d2 100644
--- a/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake
+++ b/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ######################################################################################################################
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "None")
-  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo" CACHE STRING
       "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
       FORCE)
 endif(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "None")