diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 152a3528b..69454618d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action@main
 
       - name: Install aquascope and mdbook-aquascope
-        run: nix develop --command ci-install
+        run: nix develop --command ci-build-release
 
       - name: Package artifact
         run: tar -czf aquascope-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz mdbook-aquascope cargo-aquascope aquascope-driver
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3c2aad8a6..bc378f52c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
       cargo install --path crates/mdbook-aquascope --debug --locked
     '';
 
+    ci-build-release = pkgs.writeScriptBin "ci-build-release" ''
+      ci-install && cargo build --release --locked
+    '';
+
     ci-publish-crates = pkgs.writeScriptBin "ci-publish-crates" ''
       cargo build
       cargo ws publish --from-git --allow-dirty --yes --token "$1"
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@
           ci-check
           ci-install
           ci-publish-crates
+          ci-build-release
           ci-publish-full-pages
 
           llvmPackages_latest.llvm
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@
           cargo-insta
           cargo-make
           cargo-watch
+          cargo-workspaces
           rust-analyzer
 
           mdbook