diff --git a/.github/prepare_release.sh b/.github/prepare_release.sh
index 1db3bf443..556a196e6 100755
--- a/.github/prepare_release.sh
+++ b/.github/prepare_release.sh
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ fi
 
 cd ..
 # pack the main package
-dotnet pack ./LLama/LLamaSharp.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version;
-dotnet pack ./LLama.SemanticKernel/LLamaSharp.SemanticKernel.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version;
-dotnet pack ./LLama.KernelMemory/LLamaSharp.KernelMemory.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version;
+dotnet pack ./LLama/LLamaSharp.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version /p:IncludeSymbols=true /p:SymbolPackageFormat=snupkg;
+dotnet pack ./LLama.SemanticKernel/LLamaSharp.SemanticKernel.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version /p:IncludeSymbols=true /p:SymbolPackageFormat=snupkg;
+dotnet pack ./LLama.KernelMemory/LLamaSharp.KernelMemory.csproj -c Release -o ./temp/ /p:PackageVersion=$updated_version /p:Version=$updated_version /p:IncludeSymbols=true /p:SymbolPackageFormat=snupkg;
 
 # pack the backends
 cd temp