diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c3b8366b..1c2358d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: read-all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_code_quality.yml
index 7b12e3d5..63eb5d4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_code_quality.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: read-all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_dbt_core_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_dbt_core_testing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..931b638e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_dbt_core_testing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# **what?**
+# Runs all tests in dbt-core with this branch of dbt-common to ensure nothing is broken
+
+# **why?**
+# Ensure dbt-common changes do nto break dbt-core
+
+# **when?**
+# This will run when trying to merge a PR into main.
+# It can also be manually triggered.
+
+name: Test Against dbt-core
+
+on:
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  test-dbt-core:
+    name: "This does nothing right now - always passes"
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: "Check out dbt-core"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: "Set up Python 3.11"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: "Update the version of dbt-common"
+        run: |
+            echo "Update the version of dbt-common ref'd in dbt-core"
+
+      - name: "Install dbt-core"
+        run: |
+            echo "Install dbt-core with updated dbt-common ref"
+
+      - name: "Run Tests"
+        run: |
+          echo "Running tests in future versions."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index 03cdffb8..67bfe661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: read-all
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
 
       - name: "Install Hatch"
         shell: bash