diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
index 27eb156a0..d7cbe0630 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ ulimit -l unlimited
 ulimit -n 4096
 
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-time cargo test $test_features "common_parallel::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+time cargo test --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET" $test_features "common_parallel::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
 RES=$?
 
 # Run some tests in sequence since the result could be affected by other tests
 # running in parallel.
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-    time cargo test $test_features "common_sequential::$test_filter" -- --test-threads=1 ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo test --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET" $test_features "common_sequential::$test_filter" -- --test-threads=1 ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh b/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
index ef8fd8cc2..3e300c44c 100755
--- a/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ elif [[ $(uname -m) = "x86_64" ]]; then
 fi
 
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-cargo test --lib --bins --target "$BUILD_TARGET" --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1
-cargo test --doc --target "$BUILD_TARGET" --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1
+cargo test --lib --bins --target "$BUILD_TARGET" --release --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1
+cargo test --doc --target "$BUILD_TARGET" --release --workspace ${cargo_args[@]} || exit 1