--- a/ceph-15.2.4.ebuild	2020-07-20 12:13:00.763108766 +0000
+++ b/ceph-15.2.4.ebuild	2020-07-20 12:14:48.513930324 +0000
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@
 # distribution tarball does not include everything needed for tests
 RESTRICT+=" test"
 
+# create a non-debug release
+CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+
 # false positives unless all USE flags are on
 CMAKE_WARN_UNUSED_CLI=no