diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ais-nvidia.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ais-nvidia.yml
index 016274e2..10d8d183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ais-nvidia.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ais-nvidia.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${_AIS_INPUT_CXX_COMPILER}" \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror" \
                 -DCMAKE_HIP_PLATFORM=nvidia \
-                -DAIS_BUILD_DOCS=ON \
                 ..
             '
       - name: Build hipFile for the NVIDIA platform (${{ matrix.supported_compilers }})
@@ -114,4 +113,4 @@ jobs:
 #    uses: ./.github/workflows/hipfile-nvidia.yml
 #    needs: build_AIS_image
 #    with:
-#      platform: ${AIS_INPUT_PLATFORM}
\ No newline at end of file
+#      platform: ${AIS_INPUT_PLATFORM}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ais.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ais.yml
index 1a42b536..5a9ead9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ais.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ais.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ jobs:
               export CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RELEASE="${JOB_DESIGNATOR}${SLES_BUILD_ID_PREFIX}${BUILD_ID}~$(source /etc/os-release && echo ${VERSION_ID})"
               export CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE="${JOB_DESIGNATOR}${SLES_BUILD_ID_PREFIX}${BUILD_ID}"
               cmake \
+                -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${_AIS_INPUT_CXX_COMPILER}" \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror" \
                 -DCMAKE_HIP_ARCHITECTURES="${{ env.AIS_HIP_ARCHITECTURES }}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hipfile-nvidia.yml.disabled b/.github/workflows/hipfile-nvidia.yml.disabled
index 6bf62587..02f1ed97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hipfile-nvidia.yml.disabled
+++ b/.github/workflows/hipfile-nvidia.yml.disabled
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ \
                 -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror" \
                 -DCMAKE_HIP_PLATFORM=nvidia \
-                -DAIS_BUILD_DOCS=ON \
                 -DAIS_CAPABLE_DIR=\"${ROCTMPDIR}\" \
                 ..
             "
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 431de028..2707832a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * `AIS_BUILD_EXAMPLES` has been renamed to `AIS_INSTALL_EXAMPLES`
 * `AIS_USE_SANITIZERS` now also enables the following sanitizers: integer, float-divide-by-zero, local-bounds, vptr, nullability (in addition to address, leak, and undefined). Sanitizers should also now emit usable stack trace info.
 * Added check in the Fastpath/AIS backend to ensure the HIP Runtime is initialized. This avoids causing a segfault in the HIP Runtime.
+* The default CMake build type was changed from `Debug` to `RelWithDebInfo`
 
 ### Removed
 * The rocFile library has been completely removed and the code is now a part of hipFile.
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6c50e6b..c51c1fc8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 # CMake version according to latest ROCm platform requirements
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
 
-# Set the default build type to Debug
+# Set the default CMake build type
 #
 # NOTE: This has to be done BEFORE the project is declared!
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug CACHE STRING "Build type")
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo CACHE STRING "Build type")
 endif()
 
 # Set the library version in a variable so we can use