diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 950891f0f1..aa9b669139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         npm ci
         npm run build
+        npm run build:tests
         npm test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 200bb12fcd..1100ddb45e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         npm ci
         npm run build
+        npm run build:tests
 
     - name: Run unit tests
       run: npm test
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd3eca8c42..c20a7f6de1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "gulp build",
+    "build:tests": "gulp compile_test",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "lint": "run-p lint:src lint:test",
     "test": "run-s lint test:unit",