diff --git a/samples.props b/samples.props
index 508c95bc6..414df8ac4 100644
--- a/samples.props
+++ b/samples.props
@@ -3,10 +3,20 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>false</WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>
     <ImplicitUsings>true</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!--Release builds do more work and are stricter. This allows for faster
+      development: devs can be messy/experimental initially and verify their
+      code easily by running a build in Release mode, and we also enforce
+      stricter rules in CI with the Release configuration. We can also move
+      any slow actions to the Release configuration to speed up test runs, etc.
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src.props b/src.props
index 04bdc5d55..7cb74cc81 100644
--- a/src.props
+++ b/src.props
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
     <!-- <Nullable>enable</Nullable> -->
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <ImplicitUsings>true</ImplicitUsings>
-    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <ContinuousIntegrationBuild Condition="'$(GITHUB_ACTIONS)' == 'true'">True</ContinuousIntegrationBuild>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS1591,NU1507</NoWarn>
@@ -48,6 +47,18 @@
     <PackageReadmePath>../../README.md</PackageReadmePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!--Release builds do more work and are stricter. This allows for faster
+      development: devs can be messy/experimental initially and verify their
+      code easily by running a build in Release mode, and we also enforce
+      stricter rules in CI with the Release configuration. We can also move
+      any slow actions to the Release configuration to speed up test runs, etc.
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/test.props b/test.props
index 243a95dd3..ae1439cbd 100644
--- a/test.props
+++ b/test.props
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1507</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!--Release builds do more work and are stricter. This allows for faster
+      development: devs can be messy/experimental initially and verify their
+      code easily by running a build in Release mode, and we also enforce
+      stricter rules in CI with the Release configuration. We can also move
+      any slow actions to the Release configuration to speed up test runs, etc.
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>