diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index adf3b84cf..b60c2fc26 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cflags.profiles = {
 	# profile name: [optimization_level, warnings_level, debug_level]
 	'debug':     [0, 2, 3],
 	'optimized': [3, 2, 1],
+	'release':   [3, 2, 0],
 	}
 cflags.default_profile = 'debug'