diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d2e064c0e11..9d1f01231bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       reuseBuild: true
       archive-name: "${{matrix.mongo}}-${{matrix.driver}}-${{matrix.java}}-${{github.run_id}}"
       maven-flags: "-e -Dmongodb=${{ matrix.mongo }} -Ddriver.version=${{ matrix.driver }}"
+      optional: ${{ matrix.optional }}
 
   Release:
     needs: