diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 6cee99f..e7c9905 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
       - name: Build
-        run: cargo lambda build --output-format zip
+        run: cargo lambda build --release --output-format zip
 
       - name: Release
         env: