diff --git a/Dockerfile-release b/Dockerfile-release
index 2b11fed7..3b89f39f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-release
+++ b/Dockerfile-release
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ RUN \
 
 # WT
 ARG	WT_VERSION=4.11.2
+ARG WT_DEBUG=OFF
 RUN \
 	DIR=/tmp/wt && mkdir -p ${DIR} && cd ${DIR} && \
 	curl -sLO https://github.com/emweb/wt/archive/${WT_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ RUN \
 
 RUN \
 	DIR=/tmp/wt && mkdir -p ${DIR} && cd ${DIR} && \
-	cmake -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=TRUE -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DSHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DENABLE_LIBWTTEST=OFF -DCONNECTOR_FCGI=OFF -DUSE_SYSTEM_SQLITE3=ON && \
+	cmake -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=TRUE -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DSHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PREFIX} -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DENABLE_LIBWTTEST=OFF -DCONNECTOR_FCGI=OFF -DUSE_SYSTEM_SQLITE3=ON -DDEBUG=${WT_DEBUG} && \
 	make -j$(nproc) && \
 	make install