diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 68e69fd20b..974efc334c 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ parts:
           snapcraftctl set-version "${version_prefix}-${git_described}"
         plugin: make
         make-parameters:
-            - CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+            - CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
             - CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
         override-build: |
             snapcraftctl build