diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6e7fa2d..1b4781f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle exec rake compile
       - name: Test
         run: bundle exec rake test
+      - name: Build & Install gem
+        run: |
+          bundle exec rake build
+          gem uninstall --all --force mini_racer
+          gem install pkg/*.gem
+      - name: Smoke Test installed gem
+        run: ruby test/smoke/minimal.rb
 
   test-darwin:
     strategy:
@@ -68,6 +75,13 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle exec rake compile
       - name: Test
         run: bundle exec rake test
+      - name: Build & Install gem
+        run: |
+          bundle exec rake build
+          gem uninstall --all --force mini_racer
+          gem install pkg/*.gem
+      - name: Smoke Test installed gem
+        run: ruby test/smoke/minimal.rb
 
   test-linux:
     strategy:
@@ -122,3 +136,10 @@ jobs:
         run: docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} bundle exec rake compile
       - name: Test
         run: docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} bundle exec rake test
+      - name: Build & Install gem
+        run: |
+          docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} bundle exec rake build
+          docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} gem uninstall --all --force mini_racer
+          docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} gem install pkg/*.gem
+      - name: Smoke Test installed gem
+        run: docker exec -w "${PWD}" ${{ steps.container.outputs.container_id }} ruby test/smoke/minimal.rb
diff --git a/test/smoke/minimal.rb b/test/smoke/minimal.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bccfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/smoke/minimal.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "mini_racer"
+require "libv8-node"
+require "rbconfig"
+
+puts "RbConfig::CONFIG['LIBS']: #{RbConfig::CONFIG["LIBS"]}"
+puts "RUBY_VERSION: #{RUBY_VERSION}"
+puts "RUBY_PLATFORM: #{RUBY_PLATFORM}"
+puts "MiniRacer::VERSION: #{MiniRacer::VERSION}"
+puts "MiniRacer::LIBV8_NODE_VERSION: #{MiniRacer::LIBV8_NODE_VERSION}"
+puts "Libv8::Node::VERSION: #{Libv8::Node::VERSION}"
+puts "Libv8::Node::NODE_VERSION: #{Libv8::Node::NODE_VERSION}"
+puts "Libv8::Node::LIBV8_VERSION: #{Libv8::Node::LIBV8_VERSION}"
+puts "=" * 80
+
+require "minitest/autorun"
+
+class MiniRacerFunctionTest < Minitest::Test
+  def test_minimal
+    assert_equal MiniRacer::Context.new.eval("41 + 1"), 42
+  end
+end