diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78c55ba..bb17572 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Zi")
 
 # Explaining of linker flags and why enable pdb with debug info for Release build is on:
 #  https://www.wintellect.com/correctly-creating-native-c-release-build-pdbs
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASEz} /DEBUG /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
 
 
 subdirs(src conf man files)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f394606..704ca64 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ environment:
       db_id: 5
 
 configuration:
-  - Debug
+# - Debug
   - Release
 
 matrix:
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ install:
   - cmd: mkdir c:\builder\source\
   - cmd: xcopy /E /R /K /Y /Q "c:\pvpgn" "c:\builder\source\"
   - cmd: cd c:\builder\
-  - cmd: mkdir bkp
+  - cmd: mkdir bin
+  - cmd: mkdir pdb
 
 before_build:
   - cmd: set APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_SHORT=%APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT:~0,7%
   # read version string from version.h to %PVPGN_VERSION% and append commit string inside that file
   - cmd: module\tools\pvpgn_version.bat %APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_SHORT%
   - cmd: set COMPLETE_BUILD_VERSION=pvpgn-%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%-%PVPGN_VERSION%-%APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_SHORT%
-  - ps: $env:PVPGN_ZIP=$env:COMPLETE_BUILD_VERSION + "_" + $env:DB + $(If ($env:CONFIGURATION -eq "Debug") {"_debug"} Else {""}) + ".zip"
+  - ps: $env:PVPGN_ZIP=$env:COMPLETE_BUILD_VERSION + "_" + $env:DB + $(If ($env:CONFIGURATION -eq "Release") {"_" + ($env:CONFIGURATION).ToLower()} Else {""}) + ".zip"
+  - ps: $env:PVPGN_PDB_ZIP=$env:COMPLETE_BUILD_VERSION + "_" + $env:DB + $(If ($env:CONFIGURATION -ne "Release") {"_" + ($env:CONFIGURATION).ToLower()} Else {".pdb"}) + ".zip"
 
 build_script:
 
@@ -59,15 +61,22 @@ build_script:
   #  5. with or without lua
   #  6. Release or Debug
 
+  # gui
   - cmd: build_pvpgn.bat auto auto 2 %DB_ID% y %CONFIGURATION%
-  - cmd: copy /Y %CONFIGURATION%\* bkp\* # backup gui exe/pdb files
+  - cmd: move /Y %CONFIGURATION%\*.pdb pdb\ # move pdb files
+  - cmd: copy /Y %CONFIGURATION%\* bin\ # backup binary files
+  # console
   - cmd: build_pvpgn.bat auto auto 1 %DB_ID% y %CONFIGURATION%
-  - cmd: move /Y bkp\* %CONFIGURATION% # move back after build console versions
+  - cmd: move /Y %CONFIGURATION%\*.pdb pdb\ # move pdb files
+  - cmd: move /Y bin\* %CONFIGURATION% # move back binaries after build console version
+  # create zip artifacts
   - cmd: 7z.exe a %PVPGN_ZIP% .\%CONFIGURATION%\*
+  - cmd: 7z.exe a %PVPGN_PDB_ZIP% .\pdb\*
 
 deploy_script:
   - ps: |
       Push-AppveyorArtifact $env:PVPGN_ZIP
+      Push-AppveyorArtifact $env:PVPGN_PDB_ZIP
 
 # check the latest build executable for exists
 test: