diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60b140f..4fb63d4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     default_options: [
         'warning_level=3',
         'werror=true',
-        'cpp_std=c++17'
+        'cpp_std=c++17',
+        'buildtype=debugoptimized'
     ],
     license: 'Apache-2.0',
     version: '1.0',