diff --git a/cmake/define_build_types.cmake b/cmake/define_build_types.cmake
index 5c60b4af2b..21ba16c46b 100644
--- a/cmake/define_build_types.cmake
+++ b/cmake/define_build_types.cmake
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ else()
   set(vt_feature_cmake_zoltan "0")
 endif()
 
+message(STATUS "CI_BUILD = ${vt_ci_build}")
+set(vt_feature_cmake_ci_build ${vt_ci_build})
+
 set(vt_feature_cmake_no_feature "0")
 set(vt_feature_cmake_production "0")
 
diff --git a/cmake_config.h.in b/cmake_config.h.in
index 7e38360a47..610bd19db3 100644
--- a/cmake_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake_config.h.in
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #define vt_feature_cmake_mimalloc            @vt_feature_cmake_mimalloc@
 #define vt_feature_cmake_mpi_access_guards   @vt_feature_cmake_mpi_access_guards@
 #define vt_feature_cmake_zoltan              @vt_feature_cmake_zoltan@
+#define vt_feature_cmake_ci_build            @vt_feature_cmake_ci_build@
 
 #cmakedefine vt_quirked_trivially_copyable_on_msg
 #cmakedefine vt_quirked_serialize_method_detection
diff --git a/src/vt/configs/features/features_defines.h b/src/vt/configs/features/features_defines.h
index 2c6c4ed6a4..b47798f8b7 100644
--- a/src/vt/configs/features/features_defines.h
+++ b/src/vt/configs/features/features_defines.h
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@
 #define vt_feature_mimalloc           0 || vt_feature_cmake_mimalloc
 #define vt_feature_mpi_access_guards  0 || vt_feature_cmake_mpi_access_guards
 #define vt_feature_zoltan             0 || vt_feature_cmake_zoltan
+#define vt_feature_ci_build           0 || vt_feature_cmake_ci_build
 
 #endif /*INCLUDED_VT_CONFIGS_FEATURES_FEATURES_DEFINES_H*/