diff --git a/build_release_linux.sh b/build_release_linux.sh
index 2cd5f7f..189ef77 100755
--- a/build_release_linux.sh
+++ b/build_release_linux.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ if [ "$WORKSPACE" == "" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+cmakeGenerator=Ninja
+cmakeCommonArgs="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$WORKSPACE/dist -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo"
 VERSION=`cat flightgear/flightgear-version`
 
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@@ -22,39 +24,39 @@ rm -rf output/*
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 echo "Starting on SimGear"
 cd sgBuild
-cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$WORKSPACE/dist -DENABLE_DNS:BOOL="ON" -DSIMGEAR_SHARED:BOOL="ON" ../simgear
+cmake -G $cmakeGenerator $cmakeCommonArgs ../simgear
 
 # compile
-make
+ninja
 
 if [ $? -ne '0' ]; then
     echo "make simgear failed"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-make install
+ninja install
 
 # build source package and copy to output
-make package_source
+ninja package_source
 cp simgear-*.tar.bz2 ../output/.
 
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 echo "Starting on FlightGear"
 cd ../fgBuild
-cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$WORKSPACE/dist -DSIMGEAR_SHARED:BOOL="ON" -DENABLE_SWIFT:BOOL=ON -DFG_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../flightgear
+cmake -G $cmakeGenerator $cmakeCommonArgs -DENABLE_SWIFT:BOOL=ON -DFG_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../flightgear
 
 # compile
-make
+ninja
 
 if [ $? -ne '0' ]; then
     echo "make flightgear failed"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-make install
+ninja install
 
 # build source package and copy to output
-make package_source
+ninja package_source
 cp flightgear-*.tar.bz2 ../output/.
 
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