diff --git a/triplets/arm-uwp.cmake b/triplets/arm-uwp.cmake
index f16f96a4ab8e4f..cb1c3e72cae796 100644
--- a/triplets/arm-uwp.cmake
+++ b/triplets/arm-uwp.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WindowsStore)
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0)
diff --git a/triplets/arm-windows.cmake b/triplets/arm-windows.cmake
index 3aa75933fd1ea9..da3d4ad7981d38 100644
--- a/triplets/arm-windows.cmake
+++ b/triplets/arm-windows.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
-
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
diff --git a/triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake b/triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake
index b37c34e87306b1..e9dbf6a52c8602 100644
--- a/triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake
+++ b/triplets/arm64-uwp.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WindowsStore)
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0)
diff --git a/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake b/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
index ac911c476c5f78..7e78c382697f8d 100644
--- a/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
+++ b/triplets/arm64-windows.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
-
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
diff --git a/triplets/x64-linux.cmake b/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
index 5196184638bbfb..e2a19057f91d00 100644
--- a/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
diff --git a/triplets/x64-osx.cmake b/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
index af3a8c3483028e..46cb328598a67d 100644
--- a/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Darwin)
diff --git a/triplets/x64-uwp.cmake b/triplets/x64-uwp.cmake
index 944acdd833de07..a040b5cf6b9fb4 100644
--- a/triplets/x64-uwp.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x64-uwp.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WindowsStore)
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0)
diff --git a/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake b/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
index 75f9b95325ed5b..42894919c86dcd 100644
--- a/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/triplets/x64-windows.cmake b/triplets/x64-windows.cmake
index d0be7297f0c468..f6c40253a080c7 100644
--- a/triplets/x64-windows.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x64-windows.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
-
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/triplets/x86-uwp.cmake b/triplets/x86-uwp.cmake
index 13b9d77c244e44..e42a6d6e76eeca 100644
--- a/triplets/x86-uwp.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x86-uwp.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x86)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WindowsStore)
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0)
diff --git a/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake b/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
index c855f0caa0d489..17f1627b0cf20a 100644
--- a/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x86)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
-set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
\ No newline at end of file
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/triplets/x86-windows.cmake b/triplets/x86-windows.cmake
index 40ccbe152dc10c..0a277bdb77b815 100644
--- a/triplets/x86-windows.cmake
+++ b/triplets/x86-windows.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x86)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)