diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_release.yml b/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
index 2c5e49b3b7173..3b11527d1e17e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           ccache -z
       - name: build
         env:
-          CI_BUILD_TARGET: CubeOrange
+          CI_BUILD_TARGET: release
         shell: bash
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh b/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
index c82d184d47b5a..303a8d1a6fc16 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
+++ b/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
@@ -485,6 +485,17 @@ for t in $CI_BUILD_TARGET; do
         continue
     fi
 
+    if [ "$t" == "release" ]; then
+        echo "Starting waf build for board ${t}..."
+        $waf configure --board CubeOrange \
+                --enable-header-checks \
+                --check-c-compiler="$c_compiler" \
+                --check-cxx-compiler="$cxx_compiler"
+        $waf clean
+        ccache -s && ccache -z
+        continue
+    fi
+
     if [[ -z ${CI_CRON_JOB+1} ]]; then
         echo "Starting waf build for board ${t}..."
         $waf configure --board "$t" \