diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 603d7b21..91deb45c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release
         if: ${{ matrix.binary == 'release' }}
-        run: cargo build --release
+        run: |
+          cargo clean -p integritee-collator
+          cargo build --release
         
       # Upload artifacts
       - name: Upload integritee-collator