diff --git a/scripts/gha/build_win32.sh b/scripts/gha/build_win32.sh
index 5f36d124..be8bc506 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/build_win32.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/build_win32.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 # NOTE: to build with other version use --msvc_version during configuration
 # NOTE: sometimes you may need to add WinSDK to %PATH%
-./waf.bat configure -s "SDL2_VC" -T "debug" --enable-utils --prefix=`pwd` $AMD64 || die
+./waf.bat configure -s "SDL2_VC" -T "release" --enable-utils --prefix=`pwd` $AMD64 || die
 ./waf.bat build -v || die
 ./waf.bat install || die