diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
index 5632a06..7c0515e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+      - name: Build Go binary
+        run: go build -v .
+
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5