diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index bb93c7eeecb..707ed3fa939 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Linux firebase_release_smoke_test
     recipe: firebaselab/firebaselab
+    bringup: true # https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/144183
     timeout: 60
     properties:
       dependencies: >-