diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5a3fa3e..baeb197d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ git clone --recursive https://github.com/MihailRis/VoxelEngine-Cpp.git
 cd VoxelEngine-Cpp
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake ..
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
 cmake --build .
 ```