diff --git a/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-linux/action.yaml b/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-linux/action.yaml
index f2721f475..650511612 100644
--- a/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-linux/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-linux/action.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ runs:
         echo "--- built succesfully"
 
         source results/last_build.env
+
+        echo "--- hab pkg install --auth elided-HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results/$pkg_artifact
+        hab pkg install --auth $HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results/$pkg_artifact
+        echo "--- installed succesfully"
+
         echo "--- hab pkg upload --auth elided-HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results/$pkg_artifact"
         hab pkg upload --auth $HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results/$pkg_artifact
         echo "--- uploaded succesfully"
diff --git a/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-windows/action.yaml b/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-windows/action.yaml
index 9e7d45a1d..766decfb8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-windows/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/hab-pkg-build-and-upload-windows/action.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ runs:
 
         write-output "--- hab pkg build $BLDR_COMPONENT"
         hab pkg build $env:BLDR_COMPONENT
-        write-output "--- build successfully"
+        write-output "--- built successfully"
 
         . results\last_build.ps1
+
+        write-output "--- hab pkg install --auth elided-HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results\$pkg_artifact
+        hab pkg install --auth $env:HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results\$pkg_artifact
+        write-output "--- installed successfully"
+
         write-output "--- hab pkg upload --auth elided-HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results/$pkg_artifact"
         hab pkg upload --auth $env:HAB_AUTH_TOKEN results\$pkg_artifact
         write-output "--- uploaded successfully"