diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 735a205f9..18d4fbbf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
 
   build_test:
-    name: 'Build + Test (Linux, ${{matrix.cc.cc}}-${{matrix.cc.v}}, ${{matrix.build_type}})'
+    name: 'Build + Test (Linux, ${{matrix.cc.cc}}-${{matrix.cc.v}})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     needs: skip_duplicate
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        build_type: [Release]
         cc:
           # GNU Compiler
           - { cc: gcc,   v: 10, cxx: g++ } # oldest possible
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
         cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
         cd ${{github.workspace}}/build
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${{matrix.build_type}}" -D ADIAR_STATS=ON ..
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -D ADIAR_STATS=ON ..
         cmake --build . --target test-adiar
 
     - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index eecf65a37..14e6e3126 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
 
   build_test:
-    name: 'Build + Test (Mac OS, ${{matrix.cc.cc}}@${{matrix.cc.v || matrix.cc.xcode}}, ${{matrix.build_type}})'
+    name: 'Build + Test (Mac OS, ${{matrix.cc.cc}}@${{matrix.cc.v || matrix.cc.xcode}})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     needs: skip_duplicate
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest]
-        build_type: [Release]
         cc:
           # GNU Compiler
           - { cc: gcc,   v: 7,  cxx: g++, xcode: latest }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
 
         cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
         cd ${{github.workspace}}/build
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${{matrix.build_type}}" -D CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 ..
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -D ADIAR_STATS=ON ..
         cmake --build . --target test-adiar
 
     - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 09564de95..551d4f775 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       should_skip: ${{ steps.skip_check.outputs.should_skip }}
 
   build_test:
-    name: 'Build + Test (Windows, ${{matrix.build_type}})'
+    name: 'Build + Test (Windows)'
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
 #    needs: skip_duplicate
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        build_type: [Release]
 
     steps:
     # Git repo set up
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}\build
         cd ${{github.workspace}}\build
         SET CXXFLAGS="%CXXFLAGS% -D_HAS_AUTO_PTR_ETC=1"
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${{matrix.build_type}}" -D Boost_INCLUDE_DIR=${{env.BOOST_ROOT}}/include -D Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS=${{env.BOOST_ROOT}}/lib ..
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -D Boost_INCLUDE_DIR=${{env.BOOST_ROOT}}/include -D Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS=${{env.BOOST_ROOT}}/lib -D ADIAR_STATS=ON ..
         cmake --build . --target test-adiar
       env:
         BOOST_ROOT: ${{ steps.install-boost.outputs.BOOST_ROOT }}