diff --git a/script/ci-release-build.js b/script/ci-release-build.js
index 1cb7400970b4..e2cee5fb63c6 100644
--- a/script/ci-release-build.js
+++ b/script/ci-release-build.js
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ async function buildVSTS (targetBranch, options) {
 async function callVSTSBuild (build, targetBranch, environmentVariables) {
   const buildBody = {
     definition: build,
-    sourceBranch: targetBranch
+    sourceBranch: targetBranch,
+    priority: 'high'
   }
   if (Object.keys(environmentVariables).length !== 0) {
     buildBody.parameters = JSON.stringify(environmentVariables)