diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7ee71bb3..3fcdba85 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           command: ./gradlew :ultrasonic:lintRelease
       - run:
           name: assemble release build
-          command: ./gradlew assembleRelease
+          command: ./gradlew build assembleRelease
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - ~/.gradle