diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index a6b1f1fbdc2d..b44f6c671ec8 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ targets:
       validation_name: Docs
       firebase_project: master-docs-flutter-dev
       release_ref: refs/heads/master
+      release_build: "true"
 
   - name: Linux docs_test
     recipe: flutter/flutter