diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index ab4b2b23c..7b0a7fa69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: CI
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
   push:
     tags:
@@ -72,10 +73,33 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
+  smoke-tests:
+    name: Build and smoke tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: [code-style]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+        should-release: 
+          - ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
+        exclude:
+          - should-release: false
+            os: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "Build wheelhouse and perform smoke test"
+        uses: pyansys/actions/build-wheelhouse@v4
+        with:
+          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
+          library-namespace: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE }}
+          operating-system: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
   build-library:
     name: "Build library"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [doc-build, code-style]
+    needs: [doc-build, smoke-tests]
     steps:
       - name: "Build library source and wheel artifacts"
         uses: pyansys/actions/build-library@v4