diff --git a/CMake/BuildConfigurations/DiffusionRelease.cmake b/CMake/BuildConfigurations/DiffusionRelease.cmake
index 67ceff6737..47d66eb1f9 100644
--- a/CMake/BuildConfigurations/DiffusionRelease.cmake
+++ b/CMake/BuildConfigurations/DiffusionRelease.cmake
@@ -1,76 +1,78 @@
 message(STATUS "Configuring MITK Diffusion Release Build")
 
 # Enable non-optional external dependencies
 set(MITK_USE_Vigra ON CACHE BOOL "MITK Use Vigra Library" FORCE)
 set(MITK_USE_HDF5 ON CACHE BOOL "MITK Use HDF5 Library" FORCE)
 
 # Disable all apps but MITK Diffusion
 set(MITK_BUILD_ALL_APPS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build all MITK applications" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_CoreApp OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK CoreApp" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_Workbench OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK Workbench" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_Fiberfox OFF CACHE BOOL "Build MITK Fiberfox" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_APP_Diffusion ON CACHE BOOL "Build MITK Diffusion" FORCE)
 
 # Activate Diffusion Mini Apps
 set(BUILD_DiffusionCoreCmdApps OFF CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionFiberProcessingCmdApps ON CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion fiber processing" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionFiberfoxCmdApps ON CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion data simulation (Fiberfox)" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionMiscCmdApps OFF CACHE BOOL "Build miscellaneous commandline tools for diffusion" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionQuantificationCmdApps OFF CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion quantification (IVIM, ADC, ...)" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionTractographyCmdApps ON CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion fiber tractography" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionTractographyEvaluationCmdApps OFF CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion fiber tractography evaluation" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_DiffusionConnectomicsCmdApps ON CACHE BOOL "Build commandline tools for diffusion connectomics" FORCE)
 
 # Build neither all plugins nor examples
 set(MITK_BUILD_ALL_PLUGINS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build all MITK plugins" FORCE)
 set(MITK_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK examples" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "Build the MITK tests" FORCE)
 
 # Activate in-application help generation
 set(MITK_DOXYGEN_GENERATE_QCH_FILES ON CACHE BOOL "Use doxygen to generate Qt compressed help files for MITK docs" FORCE)
 set(BLUEBERRY_USE_QT_HELP ON CACHE BOOL "Enable support for integrating bundle documentation into Qt Help" FORCE)
 
-# Disable console window
+# Enable console window
 set(MITK_SHOW_CONSOLE_WINDOW ON CACHE BOOL "Use this to enable or disable the console window when starting MITK GUI Applications" FORCE)
 
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+
 # Activate required plugins
 # should be identical to the list in /Applications/Diffusion/CMakeLists.txt
 set(_plugins
   org.commontk.configadmin
   org.commontk.eventadmin
   org.blueberry.compat
   org.blueberry.core.runtime
   org.blueberry.core.expressions
   org.blueberry.core.commands
   org.blueberry.ui.qt
   org.blueberry.ui.qt.log
   org.blueberry.ui.qt.help
   org.mitk.core.services
   org.mitk.gui.common
   org.mitk.planarfigure
   org.mitk.core.ext
   org.mitk.gui.qt.application
   org.mitk.gui.qt.ext
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimagingapp
   org.mitk.gui.qt.common
   org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor
   org.mitk.gui.qt.common.legacy
   org.mitk.gui.qt.datamanager
   org.mitk.gui.qt.measurementtoolbox
   org.mitk.gui.qt.segmentation
   org.mitk.gui.qt.volumevisualization
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.fiberfox
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.fiberprocessing
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.ivim
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.odfpeaks
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.preprocessing
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.reconstruction
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.tractography
   org.mitk.gui.qt.diffusionimaging.connectomics
   org.mitk.gui.qt.imagenavigator
   org.mitk.gui.qt.moviemaker
   org.mitk.gui.qt.basicimageprocessing
   org.mitk.gui.qt.properties
   org.mitk.gui.qt.viewnavigator
 )