diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9e31d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: ci-components
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      SOURCE_PATH: project
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.SOURCE_PATH }}
+
+      - name: check license headers
+        env:
+          CI_COMPONENTS_PATH: ${{ env.SOURCE_PATH }}
+          PROJECT_PATH: ${{ env.SOURCE_PATH }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ${{ ENV.SOURCE_PATH }}/scripts/fmt/check_license.sh
diff --git a/scripts/fmt/check_license.sh b/scripts/fmt/check_license.sh
index 7548126..b96bbcd 100755
--- a/scripts/fmt/check_license.sh
+++ b/scripts/fmt/check_license.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 set -xe
 
+if [[ -z "$PROJECT_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: PROJECT_PATH is missed or empty"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$CI_COMPONENTS_PATH" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: CI_COMPONENTS_PATH is missed or empty"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 output=$("$CI_COMPONENTS_PATH"/scripts/fmt/verify_license.py --path "$PROJECT_PATH" 2>&1 || exit 1)
 if [ -n "$output" ]; then
   echo "Error: Some files are missing the Apache 2.0 license header:"