diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 4b3728ac0..770a95c04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   analyze-cpp:
     name: Analyze C-C++
     env:
-      BUILD_TYPE: RelWithDebInfo
+      BUILD_TYPE: Release
       INSTALL_PATH: ${{github.workspace}}/dependencies/install
       DOWNLOAD_PATH: ${{github.workspace}}/dependencies/download
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04