diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b655f8f..abc24d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -244,6 +244,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Foundry tests
         run: forge test -vvv --gas-report
 
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Release finalizer: shell unit tests (standalone, no deps)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  release-finalizer:
+    name: Release Finalizer
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Run finalize-release shell tests
+        run: make test-finalize-release
+
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Docker Images
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7c4892..ef0db0d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ test-all: test-it test-unit-contract ## Run all tests
 	@echo running all tests...
 	make smoke LAUNCH_ARGS="--frozen --healthy-retry=130"
 
+.PHONY: test-finalize-release
+test-finalize-release: ## Run release finalizer shell tests
+	@echo running finalize-release tests...
+	@bash .github/scripts/test-finalize-release.sh
+
 .PHONY: cov-unit
 cov-unit: genesis ## Run unit tests with coverage
 	rm -f $(COV_FILE)