diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/OpenVINODeveloperScriptsConfig.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/OpenVINODeveloperScriptsConfig.cmake
index fc9abc64b9e4cc..7856d16b731d12 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/OpenVINODeveloperScriptsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/OpenVINODeveloperScriptsConfig.cmake
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ else()
     set(BIN_FOLDER "bin/${ARCH_FOLDER}")
 endif()
 
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
     # 'Ninja Multi-Config' specific, see:
     # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE.html
diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/packaging/archive.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/packaging/archive.cmake
index 8d0225bb83d3a2..57f49d7a169c52 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/packaging/archive.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/packaging/archive.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ macro(ov_archive_cpack_set_dirs)
     set(OV_CPACK_TOOLSDIR tools)
     set(OV_CPACK_DEVREQDIR tools)
     set(OV_CPACK_PYTHONDIR python)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
 
     if(USE_BUILD_TYPE_SUBFOLDER)
         set(build_type ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})