diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 78c077bef3945..e098914e1d45e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ env:
   METADATA_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.METADATA_PASSWORD }}
   METADATA_URL: ${{ secrets.METADATA_URL }}
   RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+  TI_CI: 1
 
 jobs:
   add_version_to_database:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/unix_test.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/unix_test.sh
index fca398ae663af..93f5f4edbe298 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/unix_test.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/unix_test.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ check_in_docker() {
 }
 
 export TI_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK=ON
+export TI_CI=1
 export TI_IN_DOCKER=$(check_in_docker)
 
 if [[ "$TI_IN_DOCKER" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 2c8fd9a345156..5886717e8bcdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ jobs:
           .github/workflows/scripts/unix_test.sh
         env:
           TI_WANTED_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.wanted_archs }}
+          TI_CI: 1
 
   build_and_test_gpu_linux:
     name: Build and Test (GPU)
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ jobs:
           TI_WANTED_ARCHS: cpu,cuda,opengl
           TAICHI_CMAKE_ARGS: -DTI_WITH_OPENGL:BOOL=ON -DTI_WITH_CC:BOOL=OFF
           TI_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK: ON
+          TI_CI: 1
           PYTHON: "3.7"
           TI_DEVICE_MEMORY_GB: '0.7'
 
@@ -471,3 +473,4 @@ jobs:
           TI_WANTED_ARCHS: "metal,vulkan,cpu"
           PY: ${{ matrix.python }}
           PLATFORM: "m1"
+          TI_CI: 1