diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 36ec4561..85eb5ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: cargo test --lib --features "strict"
+      - name: Run unit tests (release)
+        run: cargo test --lib --release --features "strict"
       - name: Run unit tests (with mpi enabled)
         run: cargo test --lib --features "mpi,strict"
+      - name: Run unit tests (release with mpi enabled)
+        run: cargo test --lib --release --features "mpi,strict"
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --examples --release --features "mpi,strict"
       - name: Run examples
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-weekly-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-weekly-tests.yml
index 302e2ca7..c5cdede4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-weekly-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-weekly-tests.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build rust library (release with mpi)
         run: cargo build --release --features "strict,mpi"
 
+
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: cargo test --lib --features "strict"
+      - name: Run unit tests (release)
+        run: cargo test --lib --release --features "strict"
       - name: Run unit tests (with mpi enabled)
         run: cargo test --lib --features "mpi,strict"
+      - name: Run unit tests (release with mpi enabled)
+        run: cargo test --lib --release --features "mpi,strict"
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --examples --release --features "mpi,strict"
       - name: Run examples