diff --git a/Tools/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k8_lib_proj.tpl b/Tools/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k8_lib_proj.tpl
index 8036d5524..dbd330771 100644
--- a/Tools/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k8_lib_proj.tpl
+++ b/Tools/projectGenerator/templates/vc2k8_lib_proj.tpl
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="2"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="{foreach item=def from=$projIncludes}{$def};{/foreach}"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="{foreach item=def from=$projDefines}{$def};{/foreach}UNICODE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="{foreach item=def from=$projDefines}{$def};{/foreach}UNICODE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;TORQUE_RELEASE"
 				ExceptionHandling="0"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="0"
 				StringPooling="true"
@@ -269,4 +269,4 @@
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>
 	</Globals>
-</VisualStudioProject>
\ No newline at end of file
+</VisualStudioProject>