diff --git a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
index b4575c3..ff88cf7 100644
--- a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
+++ b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ namespace
     {
         wprintf(L"Microsoft (R) DirectX Texture Assembler (DirectXTex version)\n");
         wprintf(L"Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.\n");
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+        wprintf(L"*** Debug build ***\n");
+#endif
         wprintf(L"\n");
     }