diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 21e723bc..acb5d6a1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Cookiecutter Django
 .. image:: https://www.codetriage.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-django/badges/users.svg
     :target: https://www.codetriage.com/pydanny/cookiecutter-django
     :alt: Code Helpers Badge
-    
+
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
     :target: https://github.com/ambv/black
     :alt: Code style: black
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ Answer the prompts with your own desired options_. For example::
     5 - Not open source
     Choose from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [1]: 1
     keep_local_envs_in_vcs [y]: y
+    debug[n]: n
 
 Enter the project and take a look around::
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 1ba322c1..e6687822 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@
   "use_whitenoise": "y",
   "use_heroku": "n",
   "use_travisci": "n",
-  "keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "y"
+  "keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "y",
+
+  "debug": "n"
 }
diff --git a/docs/project-generation-options.rst b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
index 3a1201f0..4c46cbdc 100644
--- a/docs/project-generation-options.rst
+++ b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ keep_local_envs_in_vcs [y]
     (comes in handy when working in teams where local environment reproducibility
     is strongly encouraged).
 
+debug [n]
+    Indicates whether the project should be configured for debugging.
+    This option is relevant for Cookiecutter Django developers only.
+
 
 .. _MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 .. _BSD: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause