diff --git a/.github/workflows/belt-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/belt-mac.yml
index 310d3cc..b48c8f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/belt-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/belt-mac.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     # disabled until belt-block gets published
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cbc-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/cbc-mac.yml
index 88f1f67..df4d10a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cbc-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cbc-mac.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     # disabled until belt-block gets published
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmac.yml b/.github/workflows/cmac.yml
index a50d606..9312240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmac.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     # disabled until belt-block gets published
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hmac.yml b/.github/workflows/hmac.yml
index e887750..9d8a0c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hmac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hmac.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     if: false # TODO: temp disabled due to unpublished prerelease dependencies
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pmac.yml b/.github/workflows/pmac.yml
index a4ef239..58ae382 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pmac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pmac.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     # disabled until belt-block gets published
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/retail-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/retail-mac.yml
index 87dd816..f1a703e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/retail-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/retail-mac.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      - run: cargo build --no-default-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
   minimal-versions:
     # disabled until belt-block gets published
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-      - run: cargo test --release --no-default-features
-      - run: cargo test --release
-      - run: cargo test --release --all-features
+      - run: cargo test --no-default-features
+      - run: cargo test
+      - run: cargo test --all-features