diff --git a/cmake/printSummary.cmake b/cmake/printSummary.cmake
index 107ac0e0..c7459c91 100644
--- a/cmake/printSummary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/printSummary.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ endmacro( OptionOutput _outputstring )
 message( STATUS "Install prefix:    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 message( STATUS "------------------------------------------------------------------" )
 message( STATUS "CMake Generator:   ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" )
+message( STATUS "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:  ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" )
 message( STATUS "Compiler info: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}) ; version: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
 message( STATUS " --- Compiler flags --- ")
 message( STATUS "General:           ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" )