diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 51e5998..5c54db5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ project(ncmdump LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
-
 option(BUILD_WIN32_STATIC "Build the program statically on Windows" ON)
 
 FILE(GLOB HEADERS ./*.h)