diff --git a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
index 855e37ba..d7aa5ad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: zig-test
 
 env:
   ARCH: x86_64-linux
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ vars.LPD_PERF_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.LPD_PERF_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+  AWS_BUCKET: ${{ vars.LPD_PERF_AWS_BUCKET }}
+  AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.LPD_PERF_AWS_REGION }}
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -30,8 +34,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  zig-build:
-    name: zig test
+  zig-build-dev:
+    name: zig build dev
 
     # Don't run the CI with draft PR.
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
@@ -67,8 +71,45 @@ jobs:
           ln -s /usr/local/lib/netsurf/lib vendor/netsurf/lib
           ln -s /usr/local/lib/netsurf/include vendor/netsurf/include
 
-      - name: zig build debug
-        run: zig build -Dengine=v8
+      - name: zig build release
+        run: zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dengine=v8
+
+  zig-build-release:
+    name: zig build release
+
+    # Don't run the CI with draft PR.
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/lightpanda-io/zig-browsercore:0.12.0-dev.1773-8a8fd47d2
+      credentials:
+       username: ${{ github.actor }}
+       password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_CI_PAT }}
+          # fetch submodules recusively, to get jsruntime-lib submodules also.
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: install v8
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p vendor/jsruntime-lib/vendor/v8/${{env.ARCH}}/debug
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/libc_v8.a vendor/jsruntime-lib/vendor/v8/${{env.ARCH}}/debug/libc_v8.a
+
+          mkdir -p vendor/jsruntime-lib/vendor/v8/${{env.ARCH}}/release
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/libc_v8.a vendor/jsruntime-lib/vendor/v8/${{env.ARCH}}/release/libc_v8.a
+
+      - name: install deps
+        run: |
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/libiconv vendor/libiconv
+
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/netsurf/build vendor/netsurf/build
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/netsurf/lib vendor/netsurf/lib
+          ln -s /usr/local/lib/netsurf/include vendor/netsurf/include
 
       - name: zig build release
         run: zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dengine=v8