diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 4b633d4bc9e56..60aea94920046 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -58,12 +58,18 @@ jobs:
           rustup toolchain install ${{ matrix.rust }}
           rustup default ${{ matrix.rust }}
           rustup component add rustfmt
-      - name: Build Workspace
+      - name: Build workspace in debug mode
         run: |
           cargo build
         env:
           CARGO_HOME: "/github/home/.cargo"
-          CARGO_TARGET_DIR: "/github/home/target"
+          CARGO_TARGET_DIR: "/github/home/target/debug"
+      - name: Build workspace in release mode
+        run: |
+          cargo build --release
+        env:
+          CARGO_HOME: "/github/home/.cargo"
+          CARGO_TARGET_DIR: "/github/home/target/release"
       - name: Check DataFusion Build without default features
         run: |
           cargo check --no-default-features -p datafusion
diff --git a/datafusion/src/physical_plan/tdigest/mod.rs b/datafusion/src/physical_plan/tdigest/mod.rs
index 603cfd867c48f..6780adc84cd1c 100644
--- a/datafusion/src/physical_plan/tdigest/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/src/physical_plan/tdigest/mod.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ impl TDigest {
     }
 
     fn merge_sorted_f64(&self, sorted_values: &[OrderedFloat<f64>]) -> TDigest {
-        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
         debug_assert!(is_sorted(sorted_values), "unsorted input to TDigest");
 
         if sorted_values.is_empty() {