diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3a66ad4dcc..5b2ba7b3c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --check-files
-      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn build-ci
       - name: Build tarballs
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/eas-cli
         run: |
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --check-files
-      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn build-ci
       - name: Build tarballs
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/eas-cli
         run: |
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --check-files
       - run: sudo apt-get install nsis
-      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn build-ci
       - run: |
           yarn pretarball-ci
           yarn oclif pack:win
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --check-files
       - name: Build
-        run: yarn build
+        run: yarn build-ci
       - name: Publish packages to npm
         run: yarn lerna publish from-package --yes --no-verify-access
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8005ddfd6a..e24756032e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "lerna run build",
+    "build-ci": "lerna run build-ci",
     "build:tarballs:linux": "yarn build-for-size-check",
     "build-for-size-check": "yarn build && yarn workspace eas-cli pretarball-ci && CLI_SIZE_CHECK=1 yarn workspace eas-cli oclif pack:tarballs --no-xz --targets linux-x64",
     "typecheck": "lerna run typecheck",
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/package.json b/packages/eas-cli/package.json
index b6a571532b..b459f242e2 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/package.json
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@
   "scripts": {
     "postpack": "rimraf oclif.manifest.json",
     "prepack": "yarn rebuild && node ./scripts/prepack.js",
-    "rebuild": "rimraf build && yarn build",
+    "rebuild": "rimraf build && yarn build-ci",
     "pretarball-ci": "./scripts/pretarball-ci.sh",
     "build": "tsc --project tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build-ci": "tsc --project tsconfig.build-ci.json",
     "watch": "yarn build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
-    "typecheck": "tsc",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --project tsconfig.build-ci.json",
     "test": "jest",
     "version": "yarn oclif readme && node scripts/patch-readme && git add README.md",
     "generate-graphql-code": "graphql-codegen --config graphql-codegen.yml",
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.build-ci.json b/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.build-ci.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ac83ef30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.build-ci.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.build",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__mocks__/*", "**/__tests__/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.json b/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.json
index 09d5e1f9bc..4f3a4cb3cb 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noImplicitOverride": true,
     "noImplicitReturns": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": false,
+    "noUnusedParameters": false,
     "strict": true,
     "target": "ES2019",
     "outDir": "build",
diff --git a/packages/eas-json/package.json b/packages/eas-json/package.json
index e37fb6c40d..985a0a5393 100644
--- a/packages/eas-json/package.json
+++ b/packages/eas-json/package.json
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@
   "repository": "expo/eas-cli",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --project tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build-ci": "tsc --project tsconfig.build-ci.json",
     "watch": "yarn build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
-    "typecheck": "tsc",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --project tsconfig.build-ci.json",
     "prepack": "yarn rebuild",
-    "rebuild": "rimraf build && yarn build",
+    "rebuild": "rimraf build && yarn build-ci",
     "test": "jest",
     "clean": "rimraf build node_modules yarn-error.log"
   },
diff --git a/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.build-ci.json b/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.build-ci.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ac83ef30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.build-ci.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.build",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__mocks__/*", "**/__tests__/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.json b/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.json
index bf166a60a0..3d03822244 100644
--- a/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/eas-json/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noImplicitOverride": true,
     "noImplicitReturns": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": false,
+    "noUnusedParameters": false,
     "strict": true,
     "target": "ES2019",
     "outDir": "build",