diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8570e08f305..4a2e24461ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,13 @@ jobs:
   test-dev-packages:
     needs: [fetch-version, build-dev-packages]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        static: ["static", ""]
     with:
       arch: x86_64
+      static: ${{ matrix.static != '' && true || false }}
       version: ${{ needs.fetch-version.outputs.version }}
 
   build-dev:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yaml b/.github/workflows/master.yaml
index de7e45ac8da..2068547d268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   test-dev-packages:
-      needs: [fetch-version, build-dev-packages]
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
-      with:
-        arch: x86_64
-        version: ${{ needs.fetch-version.outputs.version }}
+    needs: [fetch-version, build-dev-packages]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        static: ["static", ""]
+    with:
+      arch: x86_64
+      static: ${{ matrix.static != '' && true || false }}
+      version: ${{ needs.fetch-version.outputs.version }}
   
   test-dev-packages-arm64:
     needs: [fetch-version, build-dev-packages-arm64]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
index 82c88cdffb3..1387b58a8c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_test_packages.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ on:
         description: x86_64 or aarch64
         required: true
         type: string
+      static:
+        description: Falco packages use a static build
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
       version:
         description: The Falco version to use when testing packages
         required: true
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download binary
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: falco-${{ inputs.version }}-${{ inputs.arch }}.tar.gz
+          name: falco-${{ inputs.version }}${{ inputs.static && '-static' || '' }}-${{ inputs.arch }}.tar.gz
       
       - name: Install Falco package
         run: |
@@ -53,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run regression tests
         run: |
           pushd submodules/falcosecurity-testing
-          ./build/falco.test -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
-          ./build/falcoctl.test -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
-          ./build/k8saudit.test -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+          ./build/falco.test -falco-static=${{ inputs.static && 'true' || 'false' }} -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+          ./build/falcoctl.test -falco-static=${{ inputs.static && 'true' || 'false' }} -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
+          ./build/k8saudit.test -falco-static=${{ inputs.static && 'true' || 'false' }} -test.timeout=90s -test.v >> ./report.txt 2>&1 || true
           cat ./report.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
           popd