diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 2a1697d251..3cc58b64ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        build_type: [ debug, release ]
+        build_type: [ debug ]
     env:
       BUILD_TYPE: ${{ matrix.build_type }}
       GIT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
           {
             echo "cov_prefix=${cov_prefix}"
-            echo "make_prefix"=${make_prefix}"
             echo "ASAN_OPTIONS=${ASAN_OPTIONS}"
             echo "UBSAN_OPTIONS=${UBSAN_OPTIONS}"
             echo "RUSTFLAGS=${RUSTFLAGS}"
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        build_type: [ debug, release ]
+        build_type: [ debug ]
         pg_version: [ v14, v15, v16 ]
     env:
       BUILD_TYPE: ${{ matrix.build_type }}