diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 576ed42aa2..3b2a4eaecb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Changed "Create Character" button position
 - Made clouds bigger, more performant and prettier
 - Terrain meshing optimized further
+- Tree leaves no longer color blended
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 122302dbfc..5eb5e07257 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ overflow-checks = false
 debug-assertions = false
 lto = true
 debug = false
+
+# this profile is used by developers for release profiling
+[profile.releasedebuginfo]
+inherits =  'release'
+debug = 1