diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 567609b..a5309e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-build/
+build*/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0fc953..5bfc26a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ conan profile detect --force
 * Install dependencies with conan
 ```
 conan install . --output-folder=build --build=missing
+conan install . --output-folder=build_debug --build=missing --profile=debug
 ```
 * Build with meson
 ```
diff --git a/debug b/debug
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ff0ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[options]
+build_type=Debug
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index dfd5284..a03cbc4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -9,5 +9,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return 1;
     }
     printf("This is project %s.\n", PROJECT_NAME);
+
+    #ifdef NDEBUG
+    printf("Release configuration!\n");
+    #else
+    printf("Debug configuration!\n");
+    #endif
     return 0;
 }