diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8875b810d..42655cc95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
             # setup env variable for wheel building
             export CONCRETE_COMPILER_Python3_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON_EXEC
             export CONCRETE_COMPILER_BUILD_DIR=/build
+            export CONCRETE_COMPILER_CUDA_SUPPORT=ON
             /opt/python/${{ matrix.python_dir }}/bin/pip wheel -vvv --no-deps -w /wheels .
             # We need to run it twice: the first will generate the directories, so that
             # the second run can find the packages via find_namespace_packages