diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2cfad4c..fe4608d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         name: unit-test-dev-test
         with:
           command: test
-          args: MINIMUM_TIMESTAMP_SUPPORTED=1731495592 --features=dev --manifest-path light-client/Cargo.toml --lib test::dev_test
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+          args: --release --features=dev --manifest-path light-client/Cargo.toml --lib test::dev_test
+        env:
+          MINIMUM_TIMESTAMP_SUPPORTED: 1731495592