diff --git a/packaging/org.eyecreate.qiflora.json b/packaging/org.eyecreate.qiflora.json
index 1724005b52fd5877b9a097076d266062ea9d6da8..b1f1dc85c23f85b2475fe1bfbacd6a4a6dccc649 100644
--- a/packaging/org.eyecreate.qiflora.json
+++ b/packaging/org.eyecreate.qiflora.json
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
       "name": "qiflora",
       "buildsystem": "cmake-ninja",
       "builddir": true,
+      "config-opts": [
+        "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+      ]
       "sources": [
         {
           "type": "git",