diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4c4f8a76..4cea3fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,25 @@ jobs:
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    - name: Clone subsys
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: Rconybea/subsys
+        path: repo/subsys
+
+    - name: Configure subsys
+      # configure cmake for subsys in dedicated build directory.
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build_subsys -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=${{github.workspace}}/local/share/cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{github.workspace}}/local -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/local repo/subsys
+
+    - name: Build subsys
+      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build_subsys --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+    - name: Install subsys
+      # install into ${{github.workspace}}/local
+      run: cmake --install ${{github.workspace}}/build_subsys
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
     - name: Clone reflect
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with: