diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 902a1e30e..a37835809 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -112,18 +112,28 @@ def get_cmake_args():
 
     if (os.getenv('DEBUG', '0') in ('1', 'ON')):
         cfg = 'Debug'
+    elif (os.getenv('RELEASE', '0') in ('1', 'ON')):
+        cfg = 'Release'
     elif (os.getenv('RELWITHDEBINFO', '0') in ('1', 'ON')):
         cfg = 'RelWithDebInfo'
     elif (os.getenv('MINSIZEREL', '0') in ('1', 'ON')):
         cfg = 'MinSizeRel'
     else:
         cfg = None
+
     build_options = []
     if cfg:
         build_options.extend(['--build-type', cfg])
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
         build_options.extend(['-G', 'Ninja', '--skip-generator-test'])
     sys.argv[2:2] = build_options
+    print("=================[start]===========")
+    print("=================[]===========")
+    print("=================[]===========")
+    print(sys.argv)
+    print("=================[]===========")
+    print(build_options)
+    print("=================[end]===========")
 
     cmake_args += [
         f'-DTI_VERSION_MAJOR={TI_VERSION_MAJOR}',