diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd027db7..f2321a85 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ build:  ## Build the ecosystems validation code with cargo
 
 .PHONY: validate 
 validate:  ## Validate the ecosystems toml files 
-	cargo run -- data/ecosystems
+	cargo run --release -- data/ecosystems