diff --git a/.pipelines/release.yml b/.pipelines/release.yml
index ed45b29fe4..cb6b6615e4 100644
--- a/.pipelines/release.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ parameters:
 
 variables:
   IsPipeline: 1 # The installer uses this to detect whether it should pick up localizations
+  SkipCppCodeAnalysis: 1 # Skip the code analysis to speed up release CI. It runs on PR CI, anyway
 
 name: $(BuildDefinitionName)_$(date:yyMM).$(date:dd)$(rev:rrr)
 resources:
diff --git a/Cpp.Build.props b/Cpp.Build.props
index d1d7d1f5be..ed7c7f09c4 100644
--- a/Cpp.Build.props
+++ b/Cpp.Build.props
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
+  <!-- Run code analysis locally and in PR CI, but not on release CI -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(SkipCppCodeAnalysis)' == ''">
+    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\CppRuleSet.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for all configurations -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
     <VcpkgEnabled>false</VcpkgEnabled>
     <ExternalIncludePath>$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)\..\deps\;$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)\..\packages\;$(ExternalIncludePath)</ExternalIncludePath>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
-    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\CppRuleSet.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditorTest/KeyboardManagerEditorTest.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditorTest/KeyboardManagerEditorTest.vcxproj
index aa8dcbfd1b..387a93198c 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditorTest/KeyboardManagerEditorTest.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditorTest/KeyboardManagerEditorTest.vcxproj
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\KeyboardManager\KeyboardManagerEditor\</OutDir>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj
index b5b2f13725..ec288311c3 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\KeyboardManager\$(ProjectName)\</OutDir>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineTest/KeyboardManagerEngineTest.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineTest/KeyboardManagerEngineTest.vcxproj
index ebb72b131a..6db68dabb7 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineTest/KeyboardManagerEngineTest.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineTest/KeyboardManagerEngineTest.vcxproj
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\KeyboardManager\KeyboardManagerEngine\</OutDir>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/KeyboardManagerCommon.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/KeyboardManagerCommon.vcxproj
index 0667517e3e..6af3e8565c 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/KeyboardManagerCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/KeyboardManagerCommon.vcxproj
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\KeyboardManager\</OutDir>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
diff --git a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardManager.vcxproj b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardManager.vcxproj
index d8d9378d45..ec081f5fdc 100644
--- a/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardManager.vcxproj
+++ b/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardManager.vcxproj
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\modules\$(ProjectName)\</OutDir>
-    <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
     <TargetName>PowerToys.KeyboardManager</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>