diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 95811c022..b44bcb872 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - git fetch --tags --force
 
+  - name: build
+    pull: always
+    image: node:10 # this step is kept at the lowest version of node that we support
+    commands:
+      - make css
+      - make js
+
   - name: static
     pull: always
     image: techknowlogick/xgo:latest
@@ -489,6 +496,13 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - git fetch --tags --force
 
+  - name: build
+    pull: always
+    image: node:10 # this step is kept at the lowest version of node that we support
+    commands:
+      - make css
+      - make js
+
   - name: static
     pull: always
     image: techknowlogick/xgo:latest
@@ -647,8 +661,6 @@ steps:
         exclude:
         - pull_request
 
-
-
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 name: docker-linux-arm64
@@ -754,6 +766,9 @@ workspace:
   base: /go
   path: src/code.gitea.io/gitea
 
+clone:
+  disable: true
+
 when:
   status:
     - success
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ee38f806..d217405fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(GO_SOURCES)
 	GO111MODULE=on $(GO) build -mod=vendor $(GOFLAGS) $(EXTRA_GOFLAGS) -tags '$(TAGS)' -ldflags '-s -w $(LDFLAGS)' -o $@
 
 .PHONY: release
-release: js css generate release-dirs release-windows release-linux release-darwin release-copy release-compress release-check
+release: generate release-dirs release-windows release-linux release-darwin release-copy release-compress release-check
 
 .PHONY: release-dirs
 release-dirs: