diff --git a/src/gcconfig.pri.in b/src/gcconfig.pri.in
index ed5237fb9..b860bf77c 100644
--- a/src/gcconfig.pri.in
+++ b/src/gcconfig.pri.in
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ QWT_INSTALL = /usr/local/qwt
 SRMIO_INSTALL = /usr/local/srmio
 D2XX_INCLUDE = /usr/local/include/D2XX
 
+# We recommend a debug build for development, and a static build for releases.
+CONFIG += debug
+#CONFIG += static
+
 # Edit these paths only if you have a Boost/QWT/srmio install that uses
 # a non-standard directory layout.
 
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index ff2a97465..117eaacee 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ TARGET = GoldenCheetah
 DEPENDPATH += .
 !isEmpty( BOOST_INCLUDE ) { INCLUDEPATH += $${BOOST_INCLUDE} }
 !isEmpty( QWT_INCLUDE ) { INCLUDEPATH += $${QWT_INCLUDE} }
-CONFIG += static debug
 QT += xml sql
 LIBS += $${QWT_LIB}
 LIBS += -lm -lz