diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu.yaml
index 1caa0c1fa..103a7c968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --target qbt_update_translations
           cmake --build build
           cmake --build build --target check
-          DESTDIR="qbittorrent" cmake --install build
+          DESTDIR="qbittorrent" cmake --install build --strip
 
       - name: Build qBittorrent (Qt6)
         if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.qt_version, 6) }}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --target qbt_update_translations
           cmake --build build
           cmake --build build --target check
-          DESTDIR="qbittorrent" cmake --install build
+          DESTDIR="qbittorrent" cmake --install build --strip
 
       - name: Prepare build artifacts
         run: |