diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e88cb6579429269afc9ee514e3f1803c8fecf594..f69715e13bf97d04f7adfb53ee53c7a31c9f7bb2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ build:
   script:
     - source activate hpvm
     - cd hpvm
-    - ./install.sh -j32 -t "X86"
+    - ./install.sh -j32 -t "X86" DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   only:
     - approx_hpvm_devops