diff --git a/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
index 6b38b054d7..e471fa78c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analysis_workflow.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openexr.sh latest
           share/ci/scripts/linux/install_imath.sh latest
           share/ci/scripts/linux/install_oiio.sh latest
+          share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pugixml.sh latest
           share/ci/scripts/linux/install_osl.sh latest
           share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openfx.sh latest
       - name: Create build directories
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_imath.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_imath.sh
index 9363c39a27..25e3482254 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_imath.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_imath.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
       -DPYTHON=OFF \
       -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fPIC" \
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_lcms2.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_lcms2.sh
index 6baa691d6d..1ac064b926 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_lcms2.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_lcms2.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ cp ../share/cmake/projects/Buildlcms2.cmake CMakeLists.txt
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
       -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" \
       ../.
 make -j4
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_oiio.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_oiio.sh
index 637cdd19de..a041f6a02e 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_oiio.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_oiio.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DOIIO_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DOIIO_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF \
       -DOIIO_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
       -DVERBOSE=ON \
       -DSTOP_ON_WARNING=OFF \
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openexr.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openexr.sh
index 47a9264e17..c2fe35b462 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openexr.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_openexr.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
       -DOPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS=OFF \
       -DOPENEXR_VIEWERS_ENABLE=OFF \
       -DINSTALL_OPENEXR_EXAMPLES=OFF \
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_osl.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_osl.sh
index a897033ffb..c680d770a6 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_osl.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_osl.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DOSL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DOSL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
       -DVERBOSE=ON \
       -DSTOP_ON_WARNING=OFF \
       -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON \
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pugixml.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pugixml.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..97c464df29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pugixml.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright Contributors to the OpenColorIO Project.
+
+set -ex
+
+PUGIXML_VERSION="$1"
+
+git clone https://github.com/zeux/pugixml.git
+cd pugixml
+
+if [ "$PUGIXML_VERSION" == "latest" ]; then
+    LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+    git checkout tags/${LATEST_TAG} -b ${LATEST_TAG}
+else
+    git checkout tags/v${PUGIXML_VERSION} -b v${PUGIXML_VERSION}
+fi
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DVERBOSE=ON \
+      -DSTOP_ON_WARNING=OFF \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+      -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+      ../.
+make -j4
+sudo make install
+
+cd ../..
+rm -rf pugixml
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pybind11.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pybind11.sh
index c91cd8bd09..0985bdd748 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pybind11.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pybind11.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DPYBIND11_INSTALL=ON \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DPYBIND11_INSTALL=ON \
       -DPYBIND11_TEST=OFF \
       ../.
 make -j4
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pystring.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pystring.sh
index b5e1684e2a..9bbbdbbd54 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pystring.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_pystring.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ cp ../share/cmake/projects/Buildpystring.cmake CMakeLists.txt
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fPIC" \
       ../.
 make -j4
diff --git a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_yaml-cpp.sh b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_yaml-cpp.sh
index 3c7780f7d7..a74091da40 100755
--- a/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_yaml-cpp.sh
+++ b/share/ci/scripts/linux/install_yaml-cpp.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ fi
 
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
       -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
       -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF \
       -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB=OFF \