diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,18 @@ You might need to set the [`CROSS_CONTAINER_ENGINE`](https://github.com/cross-rs
 and [`CROSS_ROOTLESS_CONTAINER_ENGINE`](https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/blob/main/docs/environment_variables.md#configuring-cross-with-environment-variables)
 variables manually before calling cross.
 
+### Debug Build
+
 ```sh
 cross build
 ```
 
+### Release Build
+
+```sh
+cross build --release
+```
+
 ## Documentation
 
 The [wiki](https://opssat1.esoc.esa.int/projects/experimenter-information/wiki)