diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index 03c4f04f..5c1985c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         release: [true, false]
     with:
+      enable_windows_docker: false  # Dockerless Windows is 5-10 minutes faster than Docker on Windows
       linux_pre_build_command: |
         git config --global --add safe.directory "$(realpath .)"
         git config --local user.name 'swift-ci'
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ jobs:
         # fatal: empty ident name (for <>) not allowed
         cmd /c "type $env:TEMP\patch.diff | git am || (exit /b 1)"
       # We require that releases of swift-format build without warnings
-      linux_build_command: swift test -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors ${{ matrix.release && '-c release' }}
-      windows_build_command: swift test -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors ${{ matrix.release && '-c release' }}
+      linux_build_command: swift test -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors ${{ matrix.release && '-c release' || '' }}
+      windows_build_command: swift test -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors ${{ matrix.release && '-c release' || '' }}
   create_tag:
     name: Create Tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest