diff --git a/build_cmake_release.sh b/build_cmake_release.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mkdir cmake-build-release
+cd cmake-build-release
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE
+make
+
+# echo the result of make to show it in gitlab
+exit $?