diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a676d1ef4..30c0b75a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure (Windows)
         if: matrix.config.os == 'windows-latest'
         # -Dfreetype2:png=enabled is a workaround for https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?59458
-        run: meson build -Ddefault_library=static --force-fallback-for=zlib,harfbuzz -Dfreetype2:zlib=system -Dfreetype2:png=enabled -Dfreetype2:default_library=static
+        run: meson build -Ddefault_library=static --force-fallback-for=zlib,harfbuzz -Dfreetype2:zlib=system -Dfreetype2:png=enabled -Dfreetype2:default_library=static -Dbuildtype=release
 
       - name: Configure (Linux)
         if: matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest'