diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be37d52cf..dd298b49b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       on:
         tags: true
   - stage: deploy-cli
-    script: ./gradlew :cli:assembleDist
+    script: ./gradlew :cli:assembleDist -PreleaseMode=RELEASE
     deploy:
       provider: releases
       api_key: $GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN