diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 36b61a5..0e8d40f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ endif ()
 if(MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /wd4100 /wd4996 /wd4244 /wd4706 /wd4702 /wd4127 /wd4701")
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /wd4100 /wd4996 /wd4244 /wd4706 /wd4702 /wd4127 /wd4701")
+  # Always create debug info (pdb file), even for release builds
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG")
+  set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG")
+  set(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG")
   set(cmake_create_config 1)
 elseif(MINGW)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror -D_GNU_SOURCE=1")