diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/renderdoc_d3d11.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/renderdoc_d3d11.vcxproj
index f5c2a4b39..a67c04869 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/renderdoc_d3d11.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/renderdoc_d3d11.vcxproj
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;RELEASE;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\;$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\3rdparty\</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj
index 408d3ce5d..c4dc7f136 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;RELEASE;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\;$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\3rdparty\</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj
index 6874d8fa8..958831598 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;RELEASE;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\;$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\3rdparty\</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -232,4 +232,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj
index 058bd6247..aebda1568 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>RENDERDOC_EXPORTS;RENDERDOC_PLATFORM=win32;WIN64;WIN32;RELEASE;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\;$(SolutionDir)renderdoc\3rdparty\</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>