diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f92d44fd0..de24a4d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Build in release mode
-        run: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo build --release --locked --package polka-storage-node
+        run: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo build --release --locked --package polka-storage-node --features polka-storage-runtime/testnet
 
       - name: Login to Github Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3