diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index c83896c..5e66d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       run: dotnet restore
       
     - name: Build
-      run: dotnet build --no-restore
+      run: dotnet build --no-restore -c Release
     
     - name: Pack
       run: dotnet pack -p:PackageVersion=$PACKAGE_VERSION -c Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 922a174..e8a1220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
       with:
         dotnet-version: 8.0.x
+        
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
+      
     - name: Build
-      run: dotnet build --no-restore
+      run: dotnet build --no-restore -c Release
+      
     - name: Test
-      run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal
+      run: dotnet test --no-build -c Release --verbosity normal
diff --git a/src/DependencyUpdated.Repositories.AzureDevOps/AzureDevOps.cs b/src/DependencyUpdated.Repositories.AzureDevOps/AzureDevOps.cs
index a78d66e..5a7820a 100644
--- a/src/DependencyUpdated.Repositories.AzureDevOps/AzureDevOps.cs
+++ b/src/DependencyUpdated.Repositories.AzureDevOps/AzureDevOps.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public void SwitchToDefaultBranch(string repositoryPath)
         logger.Information("Switching {Repository} to branch {Branch}", repositoryPath, branchName);
         using var repo = new Repository(repositoryPath);
         var branch = repo.Branches[branchName] ?? 
-                     throw new Exception($"Branch {branchName} doesn't exists");
+                     throw new InvalidOperationException($"Branch {branchName} doesn't exists");
 
         Commands.Checkout(repo, branch);
     }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public async Task SubmitPullRequest(IReadOnlyCollection<UpdateResult> updates, s
 
         if (result.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NonAuthoritativeInformation)
         {
-            throw new Exception("Invalid PAT token provided");
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid PAT token provided");
         }
 
         var response = await result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public async Task SubmitPullRequest(IReadOnlyCollection<UpdateResult> updates, s
             PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
         };
         var responseObject = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PullRequestResponse>(response, options) ?? 
-                             throw new Exception("Missing response from API");
+                             throw new InvalidOperationException("Missing response from API");
 
         logger.Information("New PR created {Id}", responseObject.PullRequestId);
         if (configValue.AutoComplete)