diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8161d08d53..fc19bb9c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           sysctl -a
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           # https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/actions/runs/8635935781/job/23674807267#step:5:2313
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
         id: cmake_build
         run: |
           export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=dawn
-          cmake -B build -G "Ninja" -DGGML_WEBGPU=ON -DGGML_METAL=OFF -DGGML_BLAS=OFF
+          cmake -B build -G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_WEBGPU=ON -DGGML_METAL=OFF -DGGML_BLAS=OFF
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
       - name: Test
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
@@ -385,6 +389,7 @@ jobs:
           export Dawn_DIR=dawn/lib64/cmake/Dawn
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_WEBGPU=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
@@ -424,6 +429,7 @@ jobs:
           source emsdk/emsdk_env.sh
           emcmake cmake -B build-wasm \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_WEBGPU=ON \
             -DLLAMA_OPENSSL=OFF \
             -DEMDAWNWEBGPU_DIR=emdawnwebgpu_pkg
@@ -457,6 +463,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build -S . \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DCMAKE_HIP_COMPILER="$(hipconfig -l)/clang" \
             -DGGML_HIP_ROCWMMA_FATTN=ON \
             -DGGML_HIP=ON
@@ -489,6 +496,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build -S . \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_MUSA=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
@@ -537,6 +545,7 @@ jobs:
           source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx
@@ -587,6 +596,7 @@ jobs:
           source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
           cmake -B build \
             -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
             -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx \
@@ -692,7 +702,7 @@ jobs:
             defines: '-G "Ninja Multi-Config" -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/x64-windows-llvm.cmake -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DGGML_OPENMP=OFF -DGGML_BLAS=ON -DGGML_BLAS_VENDOR=OpenBLAS -DBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/include" -DBLAS_LIBRARIES="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/openblas/lib/openblas.lib"'
           - build: 'vulkan-x64'
             arch: 'x64'
-            defines: '-G "Ninja Multi-Config" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DGGML_VULKAN=ON'
+            defines: '-G "Ninja" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON -DGGML_VULKAN=ON'
           - build: 'llvm-arm64'
             arch: 'arm64'
             defines: '-G "Ninja Multi-Config" -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=cmake/arm64-windows-llvm.cmake -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON'
@@ -867,7 +877,7 @@ jobs:
         # TODO: Remove GGML_CUDA_CUB_3DOT2 flag once CCCL 3.2 is bundled within CTK and that CTK version is used in this project
         run: |
           call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
-          cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja" ^
+          cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" ^
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON ^
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON ^
             -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF ^