diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_librespot.yml b/.github/workflows/build_librespot.yml
index a825ec28e..044c8bea8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_librespot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_librespot.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build ARMv8
         run: |
-          ./cross build --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+          ./cross build --release --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
           cp target/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/release/librespot releases/linux/librespot-linux-aarch64
           chmod +x releases/linux/librespot-linux-aarch64