diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_netty_snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/check_netty_snapshots.yml
index 41f00686cd..9f2faa2d73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_netty_snapshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_netty_snapshots.yml
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@8df1039502a15bceb9433410b1a100fbe190c53b
-        with:
-            distribution: 'temurin'
-            java-version: '17'
       - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@8df1039502a15bceb9433410b1a100fbe190c53b
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@8df1039502a15bceb9433410b1a100fbe190c53b
+        with:
+            distribution: 'graalvm'
+            java-version: '17.0.12'
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew clean check -x :reactor-netty-core:java17Test --no-daemon -PforceTransport=${{ matrix.transport }} -PforceNettyVersion='4.1.116.Final-SNAPSHOT'
+      - name: GraalVM smoke tests
+        run: ./gradlew :reactor-netty-graalvm-smoke-tests:nativeTest --no-daemon -PforceTransport=${{ matrix.transport }} -PforceNettyVersion='4.1.116.Final-SNAPSHOT'