diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a9032a24b..fd8f79fd6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ before_install:
 script:
   - git-validation -run DCO,short-subject -v
   - make BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}"
-  - make BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" clean validate test
+  - make BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" clean ci
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c09db5c2..0877a070e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ validate:
 	script/validate-gofmt
 	$(GO) vet $(allpackages)
 
-ci: validate localtest
+ci: validate test release
 
 # memoize allpackages, so that it's executed only once and only if used
 _allpackages = $(shell $(GO) list ./... | grep -v vendor)