diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild.js b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild.js
index 44691d496b1..332d4d6e2a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ async function main() {
     };
 
     // HERMES ARTIFACTS
-    await prepareHermesArtifactsAsync(currentVersion, 'release');
+    await prepareHermesArtifactsAsync(currentVersion, 'debug');
 
     // CODEGEN
     const codegenPath = path.join(root, '.build/codegen');