diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/flatpak-build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/flatpak-build.sh
index f01583458f..7b9464d130 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/flatpak-build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/flatpak-build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ flatpak-builder \
         meson \
                 --prefix /app \
                 --libdir /app/lib \
-                --buildtype debug \
+                --buildtype release \
                 -Dx11-backend=true \
                 -Dwayland-backend=true \
                 -Dprint-backends=file \