diff --git a/.github/workflows/rustCI.yml b/.github/workflows/rustCI.yml
index fba7efe..4bc090f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rustCI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rustCI.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         #     ~/.cargo/git
         #     target
         #   key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Release Build
         working-directory: ./api
-        run: cargo build --verbose
-      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo build --release --verbose
+      - name: Run tests (Release Build)
         working-directory: ./api
-        run: cargo test --verbose
+        run: cargo test --release --verbose
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index f6c946c..b6bb818 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN cargo build --release
 
 FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023-minimal
-RUN dnf install -y openssl openssl-devel
-COPY --from=public.ecr.aws/awsguru/aws-lambda-adapter:0.8.4 /lambda-adapter /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter
+RUN dnf install -y openssl
+COPY --from=public.ecr.aws/awsguru/aws-lambda-adapter:0.9.0 /lambda-adapter /opt/extensions/lambda-adapter
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/crate_trends_api /app
 CMD ["/app"]