diff --git a/OptiScaler/OptiScaler.vcxproj b/OptiScaler/OptiScaler.vcxproj
index cd661515..5085c304 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/OptiScaler.vcxproj
+++ b/OptiScaler/OptiScaler.vcxproj
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@
       <Command>
       </Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
+    <ResourceCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG ;_UNICODE;UNICODE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/OptiScaler/resource.h b/OptiScaler/resource.h
index 9fe8e423..f41377c7 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/resource.h
+++ b/OptiScaler/resource.h
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 // Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
 // Used by OptiScaler.rc
 //
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+#define VER_BUILD_DATE "Debug Build"
+#else
 #include "resource_build_date.h"
+#endif // !_DEBUG
+
 
 #define VS_VERSION_INFO                 1