diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a5e52b..11cdc7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
           bundler-cache: true
       - name: Verify gem builds
-        run: gem build *.gemspec
+        run: gem build --strict --verbose *.gemspec
       # Currently no tests are defined in this gem
       # - name: Run spec tests
       #   run: bundle exec rake
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2cce833..fcc9fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BUNDLE_WITHOUT: release
       - name: Build gem
-        run: gem build *.gemspec
+        run: gem build --strict --verbose *.gemspec
       - name: Publish gem to rubygems.org
         run: gem push *.gem
         env: