--- a/install.js
+++ b/install.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async function install() {
 
   await utils.runProcess(
     'cmake',
-    ['..', '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release', '-DBUILD_NODEJS_BINDING=ON', `-DNODE_BIN_ROOT=${__dirname}`],
+    ['..', '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo', '-DBUILD_NODEJS_BINDING=ON', `-DNODE_BIN_ROOT=${__dirname}`],
     buildDir);
   await utils.runProcess('make', ['ejdb2_node'], buildDir);
   await rimraf(wdir);