skip tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
index 78abac3..13a86a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 on: [workflow_dispatch]
 env:
-  CMAKE_FLAGS: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCI_BUILD=OFF -DENABLE_ALL=ON -DMINIFI_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=OFF -DDOCKER_BUILD_ONLY=ON
+  CMAKE_FLAGS: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCI_BUILD=OFF -DENABLE_ALL=ON -DMINIFI_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=OFF -DDOCKER_BUILD_ONLY=ON -DSKIP_TESTS=ON
 
 jobs:
   build-linux-artifacts:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         shell: powershell
       - name: build
         run: |
-          python -m venv venv & venv\Scripts\activate & pip install -r requirements.txt & python main.py --noninteractive --skip-compiler-install --minifi-options="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCI_BUILD=OFF -DENABLE_ALL=ON -DMINIFI_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=OFF"
+          python -m venv venv && venv\Scripts\activate && pip install -r requirements.txt & python main.py --noninteractive --skip-compiler-install --minifi-options="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCI_BUILD=OFF -DENABLE_ALL=ON -DMINIFI_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=OFF -DSKIP_TESTS=ON"
         shell: cmd
         working-directory: bootstrap
       - name: Upload artifact