diff --git a/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua b/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
index b34b06fa..103c1844 100644
--- a/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
+++ b/SHADE_Application/premake5.lua
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ project "SHADE_Application"
 
   filter "configurations:Publish"
     optimize "On"
-    defines{"_RELEASE"}
+    defines{"_RELEASE", "_PUBLISH"}
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua b/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
index 7de741b7..444dad12 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/premake5.lua
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ project "SHADE_Engine"
   filter "configurations:Release"
     postbuildcommands {"xcopy  /r /y /q \"%{IncludeDir.assimp}\\bin\\Release\\assimp-vc142-mt.dll\" \"$(OutDir)\""}
 
+  filter "configurations:Publish"
+    postbuildcommands {"xcopy  /r /y /q \"%{IncludeDir.assimp}\\bin\\Release\\assimp-vc142-mt.dll\" \"$(OutDir)\""}
+
   warnings 'Extra'
   
   filter "configurations:Debug"
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ project "SHADE_Engine"
 
   filter "configurations:Publish"
     optimize "On"
-    defines{"_RELEASE"}
+    defines{"_RELEASE", "_PUBLISH"}
     links{"assimp-vc142-mt.lib", "librttr_core.lib", "spdlog.lib"}
     excludes
     {