diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 63857a0..e319ece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ env:
   RUSTFLAGS: "-Dwarnings"
 
 jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+        override: true
+        profile: minimal
+    - run: cargo build --release
 
   clippy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 70e74ec..67eb962 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ members=[
     'wasm-bindgen-derive',
     'tests'
 ]
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 1
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