diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20ccecc..20aa641 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ _ReSharper.*
 ConventionTests*.nupkg
 _NCrunch*
 *.received.txt
-*.orig
\ No newline at end of file
+*.orig
+packages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/ProjectConfigurationTests.cs b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/ProjectConfigurationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1564718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/ProjectConfigurationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+namespace SampleApp.Tests
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Xml.Linq;
+    using NSubstitute;
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+    using SampleApp.Domain;
+    using SampleApp.Dtos;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.ConventionData;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.Conventions;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.Internal;
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ProjectConfigurationTests
+    {
+        IProjectLocator projectLocator;
+        IProjectProvider projectProvider;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            projectLocator = Substitute.For<IProjectLocator>();
+            projectProvider = Substitute.For<IProjectProvider>();
+            projectProvider
+               .LoadProjectDocument(Arg.Any<string>())
+               .Returns(XDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, @"..\..\..\SampleApp\SampleApp.csproj")))));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void debug_configurations_should_have_debug_type_pdb_only()
+        {
+            Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.Debug, "DebugType", "full"), new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(DomainClass).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void debug_configurations_should_have_optimize_false()
+        {
+            Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.Debug, "Optimize", "false"), new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(DomainClass).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void release_configurations_should_have_debug_type_pdb_only()
+        {
+            Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.Release, "DebugType", "pdbonly"), new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(DomainClass).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void release_configurations_should_have_optimize_true()
+        {
+            Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.Release, "Optimize", "true"), new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(DomainClass).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/SampleApp.Tests.csproj b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/SampleApp.Tests.csproj
index fd7a560..95a3ead 100644
--- a/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/SampleApp.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/SampleApp.Tests.csproj
@@ -31,10 +31,30 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil, Version=0.9.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.5.4\lib\net40\Mono.Cecil.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Mdb">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.5.4\lib\net40\Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Pdb">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.5.4\lib\net40\Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Rocks">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.5.4\lib\net40\Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.4.5.11\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="NSubstitute">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\NSubstitute.1.6.1.0\lib\NET40\NSubstitute.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="nunit.framework">
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\NUnit.2.6.2\lib\nunit.framework.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -49,10 +69,33 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.WebRequest.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Helpers.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.4.0.40804.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Mvc.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Razor.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Deployment, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Deployment.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
@@ -63,6 +106,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DomainTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DtoTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MvcTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ProjectConfigurationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SqlScriptTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebApiTests.cs" />
diff --git a/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/packages.config b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/packages.config
index 17c4ae1..544b579 100644
--- a/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/SampleApp.Tests/packages.config
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="4.0.40804.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Razor" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Mono.Cecil" version="0.9.5.4" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="NSubstitute" version="1.6.1.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.2" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj b/Samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj
index 94d4482..8540b3b 100644
--- a/Samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj
+++ b/Samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj
@@ -31,26 +31,53 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.1.0.0.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.4.5.11\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.4.5.11\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
     <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.WebRequest.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.WebRequest.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Helpers.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.4.0.40804.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Mvc.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Razor.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Deployment, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Deployment.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xaml" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
diff --git a/Samples/SampleApp/packages.config b/Samples/SampleApp/packages.config
index f59046e..6512b52 100644
--- a/Samples/SampleApp/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/SampleApp/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="4.0.40804.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Razor" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssembly/TestAssembly.csproj b/TestAssembly/TestAssembly.csproj
index e6a01b8..d88df18 100644
--- a/TestAssembly/TestAssembly.csproj
+++ b/TestAssembly/TestAssembly.csproj
@@ -49,13 +49,36 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Net.Http.WebRequest.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Helpers.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http.WebHost, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost.4.0.30506.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Http.WebHost.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=4.0.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.4.0.40804.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Mvc.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.Razor.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Deployment, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Deployment.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.2.0.20710.0\lib\net40\System.Web.WebPages.Razor.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
diff --git a/TestAssembly/packages.config b/TestAssembly/packages.config
index ae6ab70..8436107 100644
--- a/TestAssembly/packages.config
+++ b/TestAssembly/packages.config
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="4.0.40804.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Razor" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost" version="4.0.30506.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net40" />
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroupsTests.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroupsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6843a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroupsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.ConventionData
+{
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Xml.Linq;
+    using NSubstitute;
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.ConventionData;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.Internal;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.Properties;
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class ProjectPropertyGroupsTests
+    {
+        IProjectProvider projectProvider;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            projectProvider = Substitute.For<IProjectProvider>();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void can_parse_a_normal_project_file_to_read_global_debug_and_release_property_groups()
+        {
+            projectProvider
+                   .LoadProjectDocument(Arg.Any<string>())
+                   .Returns(XDocument.Parse(Resources.ProjectFileWithBinReference));
+
+            var projectGroups = new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(ProjectPropertyGroups).Assembly, projectProvider, Substitute.For<IProjectLocator>());
+            
+            Assert.That(projectGroups.PropertyGroups.Length, Is.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(projectGroups.PropertyGroups.Any(item => item.Debug));
+            Assert.That(projectGroups.PropertyGroups.Any(item => item.Release));
+            Assert.That(projectGroups.PropertyGroups.Any(item => item.Global));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_optimize_true_if_property_defined.approved.txt b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_optimize_true_if_property_defined.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..183a444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_optimize_true_if_property_defined.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+'Optimize property in Release|AnyCPU must have a value of true' for 'Project property groups in TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests'
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	Optimize:false
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_platform_AnyCPU.approved.txt b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_platform_AnyCPU.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ebe7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.all_configuration_groups_should_have_platform_AnyCPU.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+'Platform property in Release|x86 must have a value of AnyCPU' for 'Project property groups in TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests'
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	Platform:x86
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.cs
index 8775ee9..b2734fd 100644
--- a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.cs
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.cs
@@ -74,5 +74,53 @@ public void scripts_not_embedded_resources_with_approved_exceptions()
 
             Convention.IsWithApprovedExeptions(new FilesAreEmbeddedResources(".sql"), project);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void release_debug_type_should_be_pdb_only()
+        {
+            projectProvider
+                .LoadProjectDocument(Arg.Any<string>())
+                .Returns(XDocument.Parse(Resources.ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull));
+
+            var projectLocator = Substitute.For<IProjectLocator>();
+            var propertyGroups = new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(ProjectBasedConventions).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator);
+            var ex =
+                Assert.Throws<ConventionFailedException>(
+                    () => Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.Release, "DebugType", "pdbonly"), propertyGroups));
+
+            Approvals.Verify(ex.Message);
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void all_configuration_groups_should_have_platform_AnyCPU()
+        {
+            projectProvider
+                .LoadProjectDocument(Arg.Any<string>())
+                .Returns(XDocument.Parse(Resources.ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull));
+
+            var projectLocator = Substitute.For<IProjectLocator>();
+            var propertyGroups = new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(ProjectBasedConventions).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator);
+            var ex =
+                Assert.Throws<ConventionFailedException>(
+                    () => Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.All, "Platform", "AnyCPU"), propertyGroups));
+
+            Approvals.Verify(ex.Message);
+        }
+        
+        [Test]
+        public void all_configuration_groups_should_have_optimize_true_if_property_defined()
+        {
+            projectProvider
+                .LoadProjectDocument(Arg.Any<string>())
+                .Returns(XDocument.Parse(Resources.ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull));
+
+            var projectLocator = Substitute.For<IProjectLocator>();
+            var propertyGroups = new ProjectPropertyGroups(typeof(ProjectBasedConventions).Assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator);
+            var ex =
+                Assert.Throws<ConventionFailedException>(
+                    () => Convention.Is(new ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType.All, "Optimize", "true"), propertyGroups));
+
+            Approvals.Verify(ex.Message);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.release_debug_type_should_be_pdb_only.approved.txt b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.release_debug_type_should_be_pdb_only.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..525c95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/ProjectBasedConventions.release_debug_type_should_be_pdb_only.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'DebugType property in Release|AnyCPU must have a value of pdbonly' for 'Project property groups in TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests'
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	DebugType:full
+
+'DebugType property in Release|x86 must have a value of pdbonly' for 'Project property groups in TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests'
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	DebugType:full
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 37c497c..625521b 100644
--- a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // <auto-generated>
 //     This code was generated by a tool.
-//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.32559
+//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.34014
 //
 //     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
 //     the code is regenerated.
@@ -94,5 +94,19 @@ internal static string ProjectFileWithInvalidSqlScriptFile {
                 return ResourceManager.GetString("ProjectFileWithInvalidSqlScriptFile", resourceCulture);
             }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to &lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?&gt;
+        ///&lt;Project ToolsVersion=&quot;4.0&quot; DefaultTargets=&quot;Build&quot; xmlns=&quot;http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003&quot;&gt;
+        /// &lt;PropertyGroup Condition=&quot; &apos;$(Configuration)|$(Platform)&apos; == &apos;Release|AnyCPU&apos; &quot;&gt;
+        ///    &lt;DebugType&gt;full&lt;/DebugType&gt;    
+        ///  &lt;/PropertyGroup&gt;
+        ///&lt;/Project&gt;.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.resx b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.resx
index 74f2e24..1f3e8ab 100644
--- a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -124,4 +124,7 @@
   <data name="ProjectFileWithInvalidSqlScriptFile" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\Resources\ProjectFileWithInvalidSqlScriptFile.txt;System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089;Windows-1252</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\resources\projectfilewithreleasedebugtypefull.txt;System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089;utf-8</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Resources/ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull.txt b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Resources/ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..126a645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/Resources/ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+ <PropertyGroup>
+	<Platform>AnyCPU</Platform>
+ </PropertyGroup>
+ <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+	<Platform>AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>    
+	<Optimize>false</Optimize>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
+	<Platform>x86</Platform>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>    
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.csproj b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.csproj
index 09a9d04..fd63170 100644
--- a/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.csproj
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests/TestStack.ConventionTests.Tests.csproj
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Autofac\TestTypes\IBar.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Autofac\TestTypes\IFoo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConventionAssertionClassTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConventionData\ProjectPropertyGroupsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConventionFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CsvReportTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MvcConventions.cs" />
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Resources\ProjectFileWithInvalidSqlScriptFile.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Resources\ProjectFileWithReleaseDebugTypeFull.txt" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroup.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb2d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+namespace TestStack.ConventionTests.ConventionData
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+    public class ProjectPropertyGroup
+    {
+        readonly Dictionary<string, string> properties;
+
+        public ProjectPropertyGroup(string condition, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> properties)
+        {
+            Condition = condition;
+            this.properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            foreach (var pair in properties)
+            {
+                this.properties.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string Condition { get; set; }
+
+        public bool Debug
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return !Global && Condition.IndexOf("debug", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) > -1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool Global
+        {
+            get { return this.Condition == null; }
+        }
+
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (this.Global)
+                {
+                    return "Global";
+                }
+
+                var entries = this.Condition.Split(new[]{'\''}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Where(item => item.Trim().Length > 0);
+                return entries.Last();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool Release
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return !Global && Condition.IndexOf("release", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) > -1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string this[string property]
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (!properties.ContainsKey(property))
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                return properties[property];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroups.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroups.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d48be37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests/ConventionData/ProjectPropertyGroups.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+namespace TestStack.ConventionTests.ConventionData
+{
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Xml.Linq;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.Internal;
+
+    public class ProjectPropertyGroups : AbstractProjectData
+    {
+        public ProjectPropertyGroups(Assembly assembly, IProjectProvider projectProvider = null, IProjectLocator projectLocator = null)
+            : base(assembly, projectProvider, projectLocator)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ProjectPropertyGroup[] PropertyGroups
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var project = GetProject();
+                const string msbuild = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";
+                return project
+                    .Root
+                    .Elements(XName.Get("PropertyGroup", msbuild))
+                    .Select(propertyGroup =>
+                        new ProjectPropertyGroup(propertyGroup.Attribute("Condition") != null ? propertyGroup.Attribute("Condition").Value : null,
+                            propertyGroup.Elements()
+                                .Select(item => new KeyValuePair<string, string>(item.Name.LocalName, item.Value)))
+                        {
+
+                        })
+                    .ToArray();
+            }   
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests/Conventions/ConfigurationHasSpecificValue.cs b/TestStack.ConventionTests/Conventions/ConfigurationHasSpecificValue.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91603d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests/Conventions/ConfigurationHasSpecificValue.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+namespace TestStack.ConventionTests.Conventions
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using TestStack.ConventionTests.ConventionData;
+
+    public enum ConfigurationType
+    {
+        Unknown,
+        All,
+        Global,
+        Release,
+        Debug
+    }
+
+    public class ConfigurationHasSpecificValue : IConvention<ProjectPropertyGroups>
+    {
+        public ConfigurationType Type { get; set; }
+        public string Property { get; set; }
+        public string Value { get; set; }
+
+        public ConfigurationHasSpecificValue(ConfigurationType type, string property, string value)
+        {
+            Type = type;
+            Property = property;
+            Value = value;
+        }
+
+
+        public void Execute(ProjectPropertyGroups data, IConventionResultContext result)
+        {
+            foreach (var group in data.PropertyGroups.Where(Match))
+            {
+                if (group[Property] == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                result.Is(string.Format("{0} property in {1} must have a value of {2}", this.Property, group.Name, this.Value), 
+                    group[Property].Equals(this.Value) ? new string[]{} : new[] {string.Format("{0}:{1}", this.Property, group[Property])});   
+            }            
+        }
+
+        private bool Match(ProjectPropertyGroup group)
+        {
+            switch (this.Type)
+            {
+                case ConfigurationType.All:
+                    return true;
+                case ConfigurationType.Global:
+                    return group.Global;
+                case ConfigurationType.Release:
+                    return group.Release;
+                case ConfigurationType.Debug:
+                    return group.Debug;
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string ConventionReason
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return
+                    "Make sure projects have a specific value defined in all release configuration sections";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestStack.ConventionTests/TestStack.ConventionTests.csproj b/TestStack.ConventionTests/TestStack.ConventionTests.csproj
index 3daf3d0..a402eda 100644
--- a/TestStack.ConventionTests/TestStack.ConventionTests.csproj
+++ b/TestStack.ConventionTests/TestStack.ConventionTests.csproj
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="ConventionData\TypeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConventionFailedException.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConventionData\ProjectPropertyGroup.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConventionData\ProjectPropertyGroups.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConventionData\TypeExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConventionFailedException.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Conventions\ConfigurationHasSpecificValue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Conventions\ViewModelShouldInheritFromINotifyPropertyChanged.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ConventionReporterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IConventionResultContext.cs" />