diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 712112a9..bac25838 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ INITRD_OBJS = $(patsubst $(INITRD_SRC)/src/%.c, $(INITRD_OBJ)/%.o, $(INITRD_SRCS
 
 
 # Targets
-# all - builds a proper kernel.elf file for release
+# rel - builds a proper kernel.elf file for release
 # dbg - builds a kernel file (non-binary) for use with objdump or other examination tools (this target is most commonly used while testing new linking)
 
-all: $(OUT_KERNEL)/kernel.elf $(OUT_INITRD)/initrd.img
+all: rel
+rel: $(OUT_KERNEL)/kernel.elf $(OUT_INITRD)/initrd.img
 dbg: $(OUT_KERNEL)/kernel_debug.elf $(OUT_INITRD)/initrd.img
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd0f8d44..42d5a36c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ Usermode and ELF loading
 **To build reduceOS, you need these packages:** `gcc`, `nasm`, `make`, `grub`\
 **To run reduceOS, you need these packages:** `qemu-system` (emulation), or `grub-common` and `xorriso` (for building an ISO - does not work in QEMU!)
 
-The makefile of reduceOS has two main targets for building - `all` and `dbg`.\
-The target to actually build the OS is `all`. If you need to do further debugging, use `dbg` (outputs debug symbols)
+The makefile of reduceOS has two main targets for building - `rel` and `dbg`.\
+The target to actually build the OS is `rel`. If you need to do further debugging, use `dbg` (outputs debug symbols)
 
-Run `make` to build the OS, or `make all dbg` if you're trying to debug it.
+Run `make rel` to build the OS in a release configuration, or `make dbg` if you're trying to debug it.
 
 Finally, you need to launch the OS. This can be done in a variety of different ways, but the Makefile uses QEMU.\
 Run `make qemu` to launch QEMU and start the OS.
diff --git a/obj/kernel.o b/obj/kernel.o
index 5b3e4981..7d4d0047 100644
Binary files a/obj/kernel.o and b/obj/kernel.o differ
diff --git a/obj/vmm.o b/obj/vmm.o
index aefd1b08..511cad53 100644
Binary files a/obj/vmm.o and b/obj/vmm.o differ
diff --git a/out/kernel/kernel.elf b/out/kernel/kernel.elf
index 478827b7..df849170 100755
Binary files a/out/kernel/kernel.elf and b/out/kernel/kernel.elf differ
diff --git a/source/kernel/include/CONFIG.h b/source/kernel/include/CONFIG.h
index 35778a4a..d7236726 100644
--- a/source/kernel/include/CONFIG.h
+++ b/source/kernel/include/CONFIG.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #define VERSION "1.2"
 
 // DO NOT MODIFY THE BELOW LINES!!!
-#define BUILD_NUMBER "194"
-#define BUILD_DATE "07/03/24, 15:48:10"
-#define BUILD_CONFIGURATION "DEBUG"
+#define BUILD_NUMBER "198"
+#define BUILD_DATE "07/03/24, 15:59:07"
+#define BUILD_CONFIGURATION "RELEASE"