diff --git a/.github/actions/run-qunit-tests/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-qunit-tests/action.yml
index 1d6faaa715a2..8d5f8ffd29c4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-qunit-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-qunit-tests/action.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ runs:
       run: pnpm install
 
     - name: Build dotnet
-      working-directory: ./packages/devextreme
+      working-directory: ./packages/devextreme/testing/runner
       shell: bash
-      run: dotnet build build/build-dotnet.sln
+      run: dotnet build -c Release
 
     - name: Run QUnit tests
       working-directory: ./packages/devextreme
diff --git a/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/Program.cs b/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/Program.cs
index 927d7a1b12d6..88f346fffa8c 100644
--- a/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/Program.cs
+++ b/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/Program.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ public static int Main(string[] argv)
                             .AddViews()
                             .AddRazorViewEngine()
                             .AddNewtonsoftJson(options => options.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver());
-                        services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false).AddRazorRuntimeCompilation();
+                        services.AddMvc(options => options.EnableEndpointRouting = false)
+#if DEBUG
+                        .AddRazorRuntimeCompilation();
+#else
+                        ;
+#endif
                         services.AddWebEncoders();
 
                         services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(options => options.ViewLocationExpanders.Add(new ViewLocationExpander()));
diff --git a/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/runner.csproj b/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/runner.csproj
index 61e9fc6b738b..c39d436941be 100644
--- a/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/runner.csproj
+++ b/packages/devextreme/testing/runner/runner.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web" ToolsVersion="15.0">
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="6.0.27" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="6.0.27" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net6</TargetFramework>
     <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
@@ -16,4 +11,13 @@
     <RazorCompileToolset>PrecompilationTool</RazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" Version="6.0.27" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'"> -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="6.0.27" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>