diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
index 28e50c0..da94523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # Build FDO-Support and pushes it to Dockerhub
   build-push:
+    # Prevent this action from running in forks
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'open-horizon'
+    
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     # Environment variables available to all steps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/build-verification.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7dfd89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-verification.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Build Verification
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  build-verification:
+    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    env:
+      REPO_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+
+    steps:
+      # Checkout our Github repo
+      - name: Checkout Github Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
+
+      # Prepare the environment
+      - name: Set up golang 1.19
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.19'
+          check-latest: true
+
+      # Configure version variables for later steps, stored in our workflow env. variables
+      - name: Config Version Variables
+        id: config-version
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_DIR}
+          echo "VERSION=$(sed -n 's/export VERSION ?= //p' Makefile | cut -d '$' -f 1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # Compile FDO-Support and Build Docker Images
+      - name: Compile and Build Docker Images
+        run: |
+          cd ${REPO_DIR}
+          make clean
+          make
+          docker image ls
+        env:
+          VERSION: '${{ steps.config-version.outputs.VERSION }}-${{ github.run_number }}'
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