diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/build.yml b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
index 201b76afe79b..87df92ae8859 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build-linux-stable:
     # Ensure we run the UI tests.
     RUN_UI_TESTS: 1
   script:
-    - time cargo build --profile testnet --features pyroscope --verbose --bin polkadot
+    - time cargo build --profile testnet --features pyroscope,runtime-metrics --verbose --bin polkadot
     # pack artifacts
     - mkdir -p ./artifacts
     - VERSION="${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}" # will be tag or branch name