diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index df589c838cc..4364c962e0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ resolver = "2"
 # target folder, but we don't require stack traces in most cases.
 debug = false
 
+[profile.dev-debug]
+# A version of the dev profile with debug information enabled, for e.g. local
+# debugging.
+inherits = "dev"
+debug = true
+
 [profile.release]
 # In release, however, we do want full debug information to report
 # panic and error stack traces to Sentry.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 918628a5407..6402e9b8c83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ make format
 make lint
 ```
 
+### Debugging
+
+Developer builds do not include debug information by default. If you want to
+attach a debugger to your local Relay, you can use the provided `dev-debug`
+profile instead with `cargo run --all-features --profile dev-debug`.
+
 ### Python and C-ABI
 
 Potentially, new functionality also needs to be added to the Python package.