diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7c1fae087..491b31d46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ jobs:
             cc: "gcc"
             cxx: "g++"
             buildargs: "-G Ninja -DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_DOC=ON -DENABLE_TESTS=ON"
+          - name: "gcc_release_hardened"
+            cc: "gcc"
+            cxx: "g++"
+            buildargs: "-DENABLE_TESTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=\"-Wp,-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3\" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=\"-Wp,-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3\""
           - name: "gcc_no_nls"
             cc: "gcc"
             cxx: "g++"