diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 2e2aa8cd8..5c5a7c7e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -G Ninja -DENABLE_LTO=False
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -G Ninja -DENABLE_LTO=False -DENABLE_ASSERTIONS=True
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build