diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1af3096..0e171fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ test:
     - rustc --version
     - cargo --version
     - cargo test --verbose
+    
+build_release:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - rustc --version
+    - cargo --version
+    - cargo build --release
 
 cache:
   paths: