diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b9d6fc554..58274a8b20 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ ELSEIF(MSVC)
     ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/wd4351)
   ENDIF()
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /D_DEBUG /Zi /Od")
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Zi")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG:FULL /PDBALTPATH:%_PDB% /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
 ELSEIF (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" )
   IF(NOT ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)