diff --git a/cmake/Doxyfile.in b/cmake/Doxyfile.in
index bf07b018..9fad3182 100644
--- a/cmake/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/cmake/Doxyfile.in
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ FILE_PATTERNS          = *.c \
                          *.f \
                          *.for \
                          *.vhd \
-                         *.vhdl
+                         *.vhdl \
+			 */doc/*.md
 
 # The RECURSIVE tag can be used to specify whether or not subdirectories should
 # be searched for input files as well.
diff --git a/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake b/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbc34a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/set_default_build_to_release.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#######################################################################################################################
+#
+# IMPORTANT NOTE:
+#
+# DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE inside a project. Instead update the project-template repository and pull the change from
+# there. Make sure to keep the file generic, since it will be used by other projects, too.
+#
+# If you have modified this file inside a project despite this warning, make sure to cherry-pick all your changes
+# into the project-template repository immediately.
+#
+#######################################################################################################################
+
+#######################################################################################################################
+# Set the build type to Release if none is specified
+# Force it into Release if "None" is specified (needed to overrule dkpg_buildpackage)
+######################################################################################################################
+
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "None")
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING
+      "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
+      FORCE)
+endif(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "None")
+