diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20_04.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20_04.yml
index c428b8a..7010f01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20_04.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_20_04.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ jobs:
           cd staging
           underlay_ws/build.sh
 
+      - name: local catkin build
+        run: |
+          cd staging
+          underlay_ws/catkin.sh
+
       - name: docker build from source 20.04
         run: |
           cd ros_from_src
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24_04.yaml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24_04.yaml
index 312a256..8f602fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24_04.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_24_04.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,32 @@ jobs:
           path: ros_from_src
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: local apt dependencies
+        run: |
+          mkdir staging
+          cd staging
+          mkdir -p underlay_ws/src
+          cp ../ros_from_src/*sh underlay_ws
+          sudo underlay_ws/dependencies.sh
+          pip install vcstool
+
+      - name: local git dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd staging
+          cp ../ros_from_src/*yaml underlay_ws/src
+          # override rosconsole in 20.04 for log4cxx compatibility
+          ROSCONSOLE=https://github.com/ros/rosconsole underlay_ws/git_clone.sh
+
+      - name: local build
+        run: |
+          cd staging
+          underlay_ws/build.sh
+
+      - name: local catkin build
+        run: |
+          cd staging
+          underlay_ws/catkin.sh
+
       - name: docker build from source 24.04
         run: |
           cd ros_from_src