diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 4fffd8a..fbcfa19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.22'
+
+    - name: Install Zig
+      uses: goto-bus-stop/setup-zig@v2
+      with:
+        version: 0.11.0
+
+    - name: Build Go shared library
+      working-directory: ./py
+      run:
+        CC="zig cc -target x86_64-linux-gnu" CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o dnadesign/libdnadesign.so -buildmode=c-shared lib.go
+
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with: