diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-cmake-spc.yml b/.github/workflows/main-cmake-spc.yml
index 1d2694002f4..5c2af3e7d34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-cmake-spc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-cmake-spc.yml
@@ -559,3 +559,55 @@ jobs:
       - name: CMake Build
         run: cmake --build . --parallel 3 --config Release
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+  test-cmake-minimum:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+      run: |
+         sudo apt-get update
+         sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
+         sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
+         sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
+         echo "CC=gcc-12" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+         echo "CXX=g++-12" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+         echo "FC=gfortran-12" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+      with:
+        cmakeVersion: 3.18
+
+    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+    - name: Get Sources
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+
+    # CMAKE CONFIGURE
+    - name: CMake Configure
+      run: |
+        mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+        cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+        cmake -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
+          -G Ninja \
+          --log-level=VERBOSE \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+          -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS=ON \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=OFF \
+          -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=ON \
+          -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN=OFF \
+          -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA=ON \
+          -DHDF5_BUILD_DOC=OFF \
+          -DLIBAEC_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
+          -DZLIB_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_MIRROR_VFD:BOOL=ON \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_DIRECT_VFD:BOOL=ON \
+          -DHDF5_ENABLE_ROS3_VFD:BOOL=ON \
+          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+      shell: bash
+
+    # BUILD
+    - name: CMake Build
+      run: cmake --build . --parallel 3 --config Release
+      working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+