diff --git a/.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh b/.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh
index 413a3274edf30..40898058b758e 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
 BIN=$1
 PACKAGE=${2:-$BIN}
+# must be given as feature1,feature2,feature3...
+FEATURES=$3
+if [ -n "$FEATURES" ]; then
+  FEATURES="--features ${FEATURES}"
+fi
 
 PROFILE=${PROFILE:-production}
 ARTIFACTS=/artifacts/$BIN
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ echo "Artifacts will be copied into $ARTIFACTS"
 mkdir -p "$ARTIFACTS"
 
 git log --pretty=oneline -n 1
-time cargo build --profile $PROFILE --locked --verbose --bin $BIN --package $PACKAGE
+time cargo build --profile $PROFILE --locked --verbose --bin $BIN --package $PACKAGE $FEATURES
 
 echo "Artifact target: $ARTIFACTS"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-20_build-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/release-20_build-rc.yml
index 594356d4a06ba..6b4c67b832685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-20_build-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-20_build-rc.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot", "polkadot-prepare-worker", "polkadot-execute-worker"]'
       package: polkadot
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-parachain-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot-parachain' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot-parachain"]'
       package: "polkadot-parachain-bin"
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-omni-node-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot-omni-node' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot-omni-node"]'
       package: "polkadot-omni-node"
       release_tag: ${{ needs.validate-inputs.outputs.release_tag }}
       target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      features: runtime-benchmarks
     secrets:
       PGP_KMS_KEY:  ${{ secrets.PGP_KMS_KEY }}
       PGP_KMS_HASH:  ${{ secrets.PGP_KMS_HASH }}
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   build-frame-omni-bencher-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'frame-omni-bencher' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["frame-omni-bencher"]'
       package: "frame-omni-bencher"
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
   build-chain-spec-builder-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'chain-spec-builder' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["chain-spec-builder"]'
       package: staging-chain-spec-builder
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-macos-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot", "polkadot-prepare-worker", "polkadot-execute-worker"]'
       package: polkadot
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-parachain-macos-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot-parachain' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot-parachain"]'
       package: polkadot-parachain-bin
@@ -201,12 +202,13 @@ jobs:
   build-polkadot-omni-node-macos-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'polkadot-omni-node' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["polkadot-omni-node"]'
       package: polkadot-omni-node
       release_tag: ${{ needs.validate-inputs.outputs.release_tag }}
       target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+      features: runtime-benchmarks
     secrets:
       PGP_KMS_KEY:  ${{ secrets.PGP_KMS_KEY }}
       PGP_KMS_HASH:  ${{ secrets.PGP_KMS_HASH }}
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
   build-frame-omni-bencher-macos-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'frame-omni-bencher' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["frame-omni-bencher"]'
       package: frame-omni-bencher
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
   build-chain-spec-builder-macos-binary:
     needs: [validate-inputs]
     if: ${{ inputs.binary == 'chain-spec-builder' || inputs.binary == 'all' }}
-    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml"
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml"
     with:
       binary: '["chain-spec-builder"]'
       package: staging-chain-spec-builder
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build-binary.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build-binary.yml
index 59a8f9da7cc92..a5adab421a8a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build-binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build-binary.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
         required: true
         default: "release"
         description: "The profile to use for the binary build"
+      features:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "Features to enable when building the binary (must be a list of comma-separated features)"
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -63,10 +67,10 @@ jobs:
           if [ "${{ inputs.binary }}" = "polkadot" ]; then
               for binary in polkadot polkadot-prepare-worker polkadot-execute-worker; do
                   echo "Building $binary..."
-                  ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh $binary ${{ inputs.package }} "${PROFILE}"
+                  ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh $binary ${{ inputs.package }} "${PROFILE}" ${{ inputs.features }}
               done
           else
-            ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh ${{ inputs.binary }} ${{ inputs.package }} "${PROFILE}"
+            ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh ${{ inputs.binary }} ${{ inputs.package }} "${PROFILE}" ${{ inputs.features }}
           fi
 
       - name: Upload ${{ inputs.binary }} artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml b/.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from .github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml
index 1de2053013841..f33c18087e635 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-buid.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-reusable-rc-build.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
+      features:
+        description: Features to be enabled when building the binary (must be a list of comma-separated features)
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
     secrets:
       PGP_KMS_KEY:
         required: true
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build binary
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" #avoid "detected dubious ownership" error
-          ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh ${{ matrix.binaries }} ${{ inputs.package }}
+          ./.github/scripts/release/build-linux-release.sh ${{ matrix.binaries }} ${{ inputs.package }} ${{ inputs.features }}
 
       - name: Generate artifact attestation
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@db473fddc028af60658334401dc6fa3ffd8669fd # v2.3.0
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build binary
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" #avoid "detected dubious ownership" error
-          ./.github/scripts/release/build-macos-release.sh ${{ matrix.binaries }} ${{ inputs.package }}
+          ./.github/scripts/release/build-macos-release.sh ${{ matrix.binaries }} ${{ inputs.package }} ${{ inputs.features }}
 
       - name: Generate artifact attestation
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@db473fddc028af60658334401dc6fa3ffd8669fd # v2.3.0