diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b655f8f..c70fbbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,19 @@ jobs:
           push: false
           archive: false
 
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # arcup: shell test suite for the installer (no network, no toolchain, seconds to run)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  arcup-test:
+    name: arcup Shell Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Run arcup test suite
+        run: bash arcup/test_arcup.sh
+
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Solidity Contracts: lint (fast) -> build -> test
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7c4892..d391b0f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ test-it: up ## Run integration tests
 	cargo nextest run $(UNIT_TEST_ARGS) --features integration
 
 .PHONY: test-all
-test-all: test-it test-unit-contract ## Run all tests
+test-all: test-it test-unit-contract test-arcup ## Run all tests
 	@echo running all tests...
 	make smoke LAUNCH_ARGS="--frozen --healthy-retry=130"
 
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ cov-report: cov-unit ## Generate the coverage report
 cov-show: cov-report ## Generate coverage report and open in browser
 	open target/llvm-cov/html/index.html
 
+.PHONY: test-arcup
+test-arcup: ## Run the arcup installer shell test suite
+	@echo running arcup shell tests...
+	bash arcup/test_arcup.sh
+
 .PHONY: test-unit-contract
 test-unit-contract: check-foundry ## Run contract unit tests with coverage
 	@echo "Running contract tests..."