diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index acb79084..fa08c9d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build F2 firmware in docker
         uses: ./.github/actions/docker
         with:
-          run: make -C firmware TARGET=f2
+          run: make -C firmware TARGET=f2 APP_RELEASE=1
 
       - name: Publish F2 firmware artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/applications/applications.mk b/applications/applications.mk
index aff66448..001f812f 100644
--- a/applications/applications.mk
+++ b/applications/applications.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LIB_DIR 	= $(PROJECT_ROOT)/lib
 
 CFLAGS		+= -I$(APP_DIR)
 
-APP_RELEASE ?= 1
+APP_RELEASE ?= 0
 ifeq ($(APP_RELEASE), 1)
 APP_GUI		= 1
 APP_INPUT	= 1