diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1baf543..c9d0899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
+    services:
+      # `pnpm --filter @cv/api schema:generate` boots AppModule which
+      # connects to Postgres. CI's Typecheck job has the same service for
+      # the same reason - see CVG-100 / CVG-116.
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: schemagen
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: schemagen
+          POSTGRES_DB: schemagen
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U schemagen"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -63,6 +80,17 @@ jobs:
           NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Generate Prisma client
+        run: pnpm prisma:generate
+
+      - name: Build package dependencies
+        run: pnpm --filter "@cv/api..." --filter "@cv/client^..." build
+
+      # apps/api/schema.gql is gitignored (CVG-100); regen here so the
+      # client's codegen:if-missing step has something to load.
+      - name: Generate GraphQL schema
+        run: pnpm --filter '@cv/api' schema:generate
+
       - name: Build and deploy
         env:
           NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}