diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-main.yml
index 6e30f5ed..dc647f52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-main.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ jobs:
         cmake --build ${BUILDDIR} --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
         echo "::endgroup"
 
+        echo "::group::run unit tests ${XONAME}"
+        cmake --build ${BUILDDIR} -- test
+        echo "::endgroup"
+
         echo "::group::local install ${XONAME}"
         cmake --install ${BUILDDIR}
         echo "::endgroup"