diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c3d0fff59ad4d299289e9bc9c0280dfbccf28d47..fc768c5791db5a719923d8c50f4da829553b050d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ before_cache:
 cache: cargo
 
 before_deploy:
+  - cargo build --release
   - cp target/release/swerve "target/release/swerve.$TARGET"
 
 deploy: