diff --git a/.github/workflows/colcon.yml b/.github/workflows/colcon.yml
index a68743b..747659e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/colcon.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/colcon.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
       with:
         target-ros2-distro: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
         vcs-repo-file-url: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/libfranka.repos
-        extra-cmake-args: "-D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D BUILD_TESTING=ON -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"
+        extra-cmake-args: "-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D BUILD_TESTING=ON -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"