diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cbafb030c..27d896f76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
-      - run: nix develop .#evap-dev --command bash -c "npm ci && ./manage.py ts compile && ./manage.py scss"
+      - run: nix develop .#evap-dev --command bash -c <<EOF
+          set -ex
+          npm ci
+          ./manage.py compilemessages
+          ./manage.py scss --production
+          ./manage.py ts compile --fresh
+          EOF
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'