diff --git a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
index 97a18a68..812dc999 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msbuild.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       run: nuget restore ./win/
 
     - name: Build
-      run: msbuild /p:AdditionalIncludePaths=./:./cobj/:./win:./lib win/opensourcecobol4j.sln
+      run: msbuild /p:Configuration=Release /p:AdditionalIncludePaths=./:./cobj/:./win:./lib win/opensourcecobol4j.sln
 
     - name: exec cobj
-      working-directory: win/x64/Debug
+      working-directory: win/x64/Release
       run: |
         ./cobj.exe --version
diff --git a/win/cobj/cobj.vcxproj b/win/cobj/cobj.vcxproj
index a8ccf448..9e7f4254 100644
--- a/win/cobj/cobj.vcxproj
+++ b/win/cobj/cobj.vcxproj
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <IncludePath>%INCLUDE%;$(SolutionDir);$(SolutionDir)..\lib;$(SolutionDir)..\cobj;$(SolutionDir)..\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IncludePath>%INCLUDE;$(SolutionDir);$(SolutionDir)..\lib;$(SolultionDir)..\cobj;$(SolutionDir)..\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(SolutionDir)..\;$(SolutionDir)..\cobj;$(SolutionDir)..\lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
diff --git a/win/x64/Release/cobj.exe b/win/x64/Release/cobj.exe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bea24018
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