diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8ea728771..693240673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BUN_INSTALL_ALLOW_SCRIPTS: "@ast-grep/napi"
 
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: bun run build
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: bun run script/run-ci-tests.ts