diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 70196cd4f..bd7be4bd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Configure build
       run: mkdir build; ${{runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.qt == 6 && 'qmake6' || 'qmake'}}
-        -o build PREFIX=/usr CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=GIT
+        -o build PREFIX=/usr CONFIG-=debug_and_release CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=GIT
         CONFIG+=PENCIL2D_${{github.ref == 'refs/heads/release' && 'RELEASE' || 'NIGHTLY'}}
         ${{matrix.qt == 6 && 'CONFIG+=c++17 QMAKE_CXX_FLAGS+=-std=c++17' || ''}}
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run tests
       env: { QT_QPA_PLATFORM: minimal }
-      run: build/tests/bin/tests
+      run: build/tests/tests
 
     - name: Create package
       id: package
diff --git a/core_lib/core_lib.pro b/core_lib/core_lib.pro
index 2b25e8d86..14cff7b59 100644
--- a/core_lib/core_lib.pro
+++ b/core_lib/core_lib.pro
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@
 
 ! include( ../util/common.pri ) { error( Could not find the common.pri file! ) }
 
-QT += core widgets gui xml multimedia svg
-
 TEMPLATE = lib
 CONFIG += staticlib precompile_header
+QT += core widgets gui xml multimedia svg
 
 RESOURCES += data/core_lib.qrc
 
-MOC_DIR = .moc
-OBJECTS_DIR = .obj
-UI_DIR = .ui
-
 INCLUDEPATH += src \
     src/graphics \
     src/graphics/bitmap \
diff --git a/tests/tests.pro b/tests/tests.pro
index 9bba5c9f3..7ddc5ff71 100644
--- a/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/tests/tests.pro
@@ -6,18 +6,12 @@
 
 ! include( ../util/common.pri ) { error( Could not find the common.pri file! ) }
 
-QT += core widgets gui xml multimedia svg testlib
-
 TEMPLATE = app
-
-TARGET = tests
-
 CONFIG += console
 CONFIG -= app_bundle
+QT += core widgets gui xml multimedia svg testlib
 
-MOC_DIR = .moc
-OBJECTS_DIR = .obj
-DESTDIR = bin
+TARGET = tests
 
 RESOURCES += data/tests.qrc
 
diff --git a/util/appveyor-mingw.yml b/util/appveyor-mingw.yml
index 24eebc656..06f45461a 100644
--- a/util/appveyor-mingw.yml
+++ b/util/appveyor-mingw.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ after_build:
 
 test_script:
   - echo "Running tests"
-  - cd "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\tests\bin"
+  - cd "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\tests\release"
   - tests.exe
 
 for:
diff --git a/util/appveyor-msvc.yml b/util/appveyor-msvc.yml
index acd185996..a5cf03449 100644
--- a/util/appveyor-msvc.yml
+++ b/util/appveyor-msvc.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ after_build:
 
 test_script:
   - echo "Running tests"
-  - tests\bin\tests.exe
+  - tests\release\tests.exe
 
 for:
 - matrix:
diff --git a/util/common.pri b/util/common.pri
index f9fc6dea9..f23947401 100644
--- a/util/common.pri
+++ b/util/common.pri
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 VERSION = 0.6.6
 DEFINES += APP_VERSION=\\\"$$VERSION\\\"