diff --git a/.github/workflows/modified_scripts_build.yml b/.github/workflows/modified_scripts_build.yml
index 2d6ae87c..e49e9754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modified_scripts_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modified_scripts_build.yml
@@ -201,3 +201,62 @@ jobs:
               "bin")
             assert os.path.dirname(sys.executable) == correct_dir'
           fi
+  ubuntu_build_tar_gz:
+    needs: discover_modified_scripts
+    if: needs.discover_modified_scripts.outputs.versions != '[""]'
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ${{fromJson(needs.discover_modified_scripts.outputs.versions)}}
+        os: ["ubuntu-20.04", "ubuntu-22.04"]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: |
+          #envvars
+          export PYENV_ROOT="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          echo "PYENV_ROOT=$PYENV_ROOT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$PYENV_ROOT/shims:$PYENV_ROOT/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo "_PYTHON_BUILD_FORCE_SKIP_XZ=1" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - run: |
+          #prerequisites
+          sudo apt-get update -q; sudo apt-get install -yq make build-essential \
+            libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev \
+            curl llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev \
+            xz-utils tk-dev libffi-dev liblzma-dev
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" =~ pypy.*-(src|dev) ]]; then
+            export PYENV_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION=pypy2.7-7
+            echo "PYENV_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION=$PYENV_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            pyenv install $PYENV_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION
+          fi
+      - run: |
+          #build
+          pyenv install -v ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          pyenv global ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      # Micropython doesn't support --version
+      - run: |
+          #print version
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" == "micropython-"* ]]; then
+            python -c 'import sys; print(sys.version)'
+          else
+            python --version
+            python -m pip --version
+          fi
+      # Micropython doesn't support sys.executable, os.path, older versions even os
+      - env:
+          EXPECTED_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        run: |
+          #check
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" == "micropython-"* ]]; then
+            [[ $(pyenv which python) == "${{ env.PYENV_ROOT }}/versions/${{ matrix.python-version }}/bin/python" ]] || exit 1
+            python -c 'import sys; assert sys.implementation.name == "micropython"'
+          else
+            python -c 'if True:
+            import os, sys, os.path
+            correct_dir = os.path.join(
+              os.environ["PYENV_ROOT"],
+              "versions",
+              os.environ["EXPECTED_PYTHON"],
+              "bin")
+            assert os.path.dirname(sys.executable) == correct_dir'
+          fi