diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fda3b50..be9e11f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ elseif(WIN32)
     set(LIB_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB_NAME}")  # Full path including filename
     file(DOWNLOAD ${LIB_URL} ${LIB_PATH})
     execute_process(COMMAND powershell -Command "Expand-Archive -Path ${LIB_PATH} -DestinationPath '${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}'")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
 else()
 #print unsupported OS
 endif()