diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-special.yml b/.github/workflows/build-special.yml
index 7582bf41c..95359424c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-special.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-special.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
             ubuntu-clang-cayleymap,
             ubuntu-clang-system-libs,
             ubuntu-no-boost,
+            ubuntu-no-unstable,
           ]
 
         build_type: [Debug, Release]
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ jobs:
             version: "14"
             flag: no_boost
 
+          - name: ubuntu-no-unstable
+            os: ubuntu-22.04
+            compiler: clang
+            version: "14"
+            flag: no_unstable
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -151,6 +158,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "GTSAM_USE_BOOST_FEATURES=OFF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "GTSAM will not use BOOST"
 
+      - name: Turn off unstable
+        if: matrix.flag == 'no_unstable'
+        run: |
+          echo "GTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE=OFF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "GTSAM 'unstable' will not be built."
+
       - name: Build & Test
         run: |
           bash .github/scripts/unix.sh -t