diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4f07730..21286b2a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ fedora/openssl_1.1.x/x86-64:
     paths:
       - obj/
 
+fedora/openssl_1.1.x/x86-64/release:
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$BUILD_IMAGES_PROJECT:$FEDORA_BUILD
+  script:
+  - mkdir -p obj && cd obj && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    -DWITH_SFTP=ON -DWITH_SERVER=ON -DWITH_ZLIB=ON --DWITH_PCAP=ON
+    -DPICKY_DEVELOPER=ON
+    -DUNIT_TESTING=ON -DCLIENT_TESTING=ON -DSERVER_TESTING=ON .. &&
+    make -j$(nproc) && ctest --output-on-failure
+  tags:
+  - shared
+  except:
+  - tags
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 week
+    when: on_failure
+    paths:
+      - obj/
+
 # Address sanitizer doesn't mix well with LD_PRELOAD used in the testsuite
 .fedora/address-sanitizer:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/$BUILD_IMAGES_PROJECT:$FEDORA_BUILD
@@ -178,6 +196,25 @@ tumbleweed/openssl_1.1.x/x86-64:
     paths:
       - obj/
 
+tumbleweed/openssl_1.1.x/x86-64/release:
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$BUILD_IMAGES_PROJECT:$TUMBLEWEED_BUILD
+  script:
+  - mkdir -p obj && cd obj && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    -DWITH_SFTP=ON -DWITH_SERVER=ON -DWITH_ZLIB=ON --DWITH_PCAP=ON
+    -DKRB5_CONFIG=/usr/lib/mit/bin/krb5-config
+    -DPICKY_DEVELOPER=ON
+    -DUNIT_TESTING=ON -DCLIENT_TESTING=ON -DSERVER_TESTING=ON .. &&
+    make -j$(nproc) && ctest --output-on-failure
+  tags:
+  - shared
+  except:
+  - tags
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 week
+    when: on_failure
+    paths:
+      - obj/
+
 tumbleweed/openssl_1.1.x/x86:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/$BUILD_IMAGES_PROJECT:$TUMBLEWEED_BUILD
   script: