diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 22e17525a..a3828c758 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ deprecated-in-future = "warn"
 
 [profile.release]
 strip = true
+debug = true
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 topos-core = { path = "./crates/topos-core", default-features = false }