diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-install.yml b/.github/workflows/check-install.yml
index fb4f69b0ab6..1e15e6f2f4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-install.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Check install
+name: Check sdist
 
 # See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#concurrency.
 concurrency:
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'Cabal-QuickCheck/**'
       - 'Cabal-described/**'
+      - 'Cabal-hooks/**'
       - 'Cabal-syntax/**'
       - 'Cabal-tests/**'
       - 'Cabal-tree-diff/**'
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'Cabal-QuickCheck/**'
       - 'Cabal-described/**'
+      - 'Cabal-hooks/**'
       - 'Cabal-syntax/**'
       - 'Cabal-tests/**'
       - 'Cabal-tree-diff/**'
@@ -54,4 +56,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - run: cabal install cabal-install --dry-run
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-QuickCheck
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-described
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-hooks
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-syntax
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-tests
+      - run: cabal sdist Cabal-tree-diff
+      - run: cabal sdist cabal-install
+      - run: cabal sdist cabal-install-solver