diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7d8a76215272c..b9a9eaa82e969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-in-docker-action
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-in-docker-action
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-in-docker-action
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         env: ${{ matrix.configuration.env_vars }}
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Homebrew packages
         run: |
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Generate buildsystem
         run: cmake -E env CFLAGS="/WX ${{ matrix.configuration.cpp_flags }}" cmake -B build -DSECP256K1_ENABLE_MODULE_RECOVERY=ON -DSECP256K1_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ${{ matrix.configuration.cmake_options }}
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Add cl.exe to PATH
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-in-docker-action
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-in-docker-action
@@ -774,9 +774,33 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: CI script
         run: |
           cd sage
           sage prove_group_implementations.sage
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - run: ./autogen.sh && ./configure --enable-dev-mode && make distcheck
+
+      - name: Check installation with Autotools
+        env:
+          CI_INSTALL: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.run_id }}${{ github.action }}
+        run: |
+          ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=${{ env.CI_INSTALL }} && make clean && make install && ls -RlAh ${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}
+          gcc -o ecdsa examples/ecdsa.c $(PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/lib/pkgconfig pkg-config --cflags --libs libsecp256k1) -Wl,-rpath,"${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/lib" && ./ecdsa
+
+      - name: Check installation with CMake
+        env:
+          CI_BUILD: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.run_id }}${{ github.action }}/build
+          CI_INSTALL: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ github.run_id }}${{ github.action }}/install
+        run: |
+          cmake -B ${{ env.CI_BUILD }} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ env.CI_INSTALL }} && cmake --build ${{ env.CI_BUILD }} --target install && ls -RlAh ${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}
+          gcc -o ecdsa examples/ecdsa.c -I ${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/include -L ${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/lib*/ -l secp256k1 -Wl,-rpath,"${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/lib",-rpath,"${{ env.CI_INSTALL }}/lib64" && ./ecdsa