diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index 5682c700f9e..096ab36eb2d 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ readonly RELEASE_TARS="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/release-tars"
 readonly RELEASE_IMAGES="${LOCAL_OUTPUT_ROOT}/release-images"
 
 KUBE_BUILD_HYPERKUBE=${KUBE_BUILD_HYPERKUBE:-y}
-KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE=${KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE:-y}
+KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE=${KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE:-n}
 
 # Validate a ci version
 #