diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index caaaa58..09a38fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # Builds for Debug and Release configurations
-        configuration: [Debug, Release]
         # Builds for Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
       fail-fast: false
@@ -20,14 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      # setup .NET per the repo global.json
-      - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
-
-      # setup .NET per test session
+      # setup .NET SDK
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
+          global-json-file: 'global.json'
           dotnet-version: |
             8.x
             9.x
@@ -41,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run build and test
         run: dotnet run --project build
+        env:
 
       - name: Archive test results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/build/Program.fs b/build/Program.fs
index 4b54f9f..68ee155 100644
--- a/build/Program.fs
+++ b/build/Program.fs
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ let initializeContext args =
 let getBuildParam = Environment.environVar
 let DoNothing = ignore
 
+
 let init args =
     initializeContext args
 
+    let configuration =
+        match getBuildParam "CONFIGURATION" with
+        | s when not (isNullOrWhiteSpace s) -> s
+        | _ -> "Release"
 
     let ignoreTests =
         match
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ let init args =
                 opts.MSBuildParams with
                     DisableInternalBinLog = true
             }
+            Configuration = DotNet.BuildConfiguration.fromString configuration
     }
 
     Target.create "Build" (fun _ -> DotNet.build buildOpts "")
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ let init args =
 
             exec
                 "dotnet"
-                $"test --blame --blame-hang-timeout 60s --framework {tfm} --logger trx --logger GitHubActions -c Release .\\Ionide.ProjInfo.Tests\\Ionide.ProjInfo.Tests.fsproj"
+                $"test --blame --blame-hang-timeout 60s --framework {tfm} --logger trx --logger GitHubActions -c {configuration} .\\Ionide.ProjInfo.Tests\\Ionide.ProjInfo.Tests.fsproj"
                 "test"
                 (Map.ofSeq [ "BuildNet9", tfmToBuildNet9Map.[tfm].ToString() ])
             |> ignore