diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
index 2933308..fdafc97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Cargo availability
         run: cargo --version
       - name: Run core tests (default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose -p distant-core
       - name: Run core tests (all features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
       - name: Ensure /run/sshd exists on Unix
         run: mkdir -p /run/sshd
       - name: Run ssh2 tests (default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Run ssh2 tests (all features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Run CLI tests
-        run: cargo test --verbose
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose
         shell: bash
       - name: Run CLI tests (no default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --no-default-features
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --no-default-features
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
index 4873e0a..7ac59be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Cargo availability
         run: cargo --version
       - name: Run core tests (default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose -p distant-core
       - name: Run core tests (all features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
       - name: Run ssh2 tests (default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Run ssh2 tests (all features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Run CLI tests
-        run: cargo test --verbose
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose
         shell: bash
       - name: Run CLI tests (no default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --no-default-features
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --no-default-features
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index d327d6c..7be36cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo --version
       - uses: Vampire/setup-wsl@v1
       - name: Run distant-core tests (default features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose -p distant-core
       - name: Run distant-core tests (all features)
-        run: cargo test --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-core
       - name: Build distant-ssh2 (default features)
-        run: cargo build --verbose -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Build distant-ssh2 (all features)
-        run: cargo build --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose --all-features -p distant-ssh2
       - name: Build CLI
-        run: cargo build --verbose
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose
         shell: bash
       - name: Build CLI (no default features)
-        run: cargo build --verbose --no-default-features
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose --no-default-features
         shell: bash