diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
index 3709c695231..4efffc679b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ jobs:
         set -o pipefail
         make go-acc | sed 's/ *coverage:.*of statements in.*//' | richgo testfilter
 
+    - name: "Build profile: minimal"
+      run: |
+        make build BUILD_PROFILE=minimal
+
     - name: Upload unit coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
       with: