diff --git a/.github/workflows/verdepcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/verdepcheck.yaml
index 4a15a21d0..ee203f499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verdepcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verdepcheck.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ on:
           Strategy to test package dependencies. One of: min_isolate, min_cohort, release, max.
         required: true
         type: string
+      extra-deps:
+        description: |
+          Extra dependencies specified similarly as in the `DESCRIPTION` file,
+          i.e. `"<package name> (<operator> <version>)"` where both `<operator>`
+          and `<version>` are optional. Multiple entries are possible separated by `";"`.
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+        type: string
       additional-env-vars:
         description: |
           Extra environment variables, as a 'key=value' pair, with each pair on a new line.
@@ -104,10 +112,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: insightsengineering/r-verdepcheck-action@main
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.github-token.outputs.token }}
-          check-args: ${{ inputs.check-args }}
+          extra-deps: ${{ inputs.extra-deps }}
           build-args: ${{ inputs.build-args }}
-          additional-env-vars:  ${{ inputs.additional-env-vars }}
+          check-args: ${{ inputs.check-args }}
           strategy: ${{ env.strategy }}
+          additional-env-vars: ${{ inputs.additional-env-vars }}
 
       - name: GChat notification 🔔
         if: (failure() || cancelled()) && steps.verdepcheck.outcome != 'success' && env.gchat_webhook != ''
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml b/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cab817a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+---
+name: WASM 🧭
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      package-subdirectory:
+        description: Subdirectory in the repository, where the R package is located.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
+jobs:
+  wasm:
+    name: WASM 🧭
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    steps:
+      - name: Get branch names 🌿
+        id: branch-name
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
+
+      - name: Checkout repo 🛎
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.head_ref_branch }}
+          path: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+
+      - name: Get package name 📦
+        run: |
+          echo "PKGNAME=$(echo $(awk -F: '/Package:/{gsub(/[ ]+/,"") ; print $2}' DESCRIPTION))" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/${{ inputs.package-subdirectory }}
+
+      - name: Build WASM packages 🧭
+        uses: r-wasm/actions/build-rwasm@v1
+        with:
+          packages: |
+            ${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ env.PKGNAME }}@${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: Upload WASM packages ⬆
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}
+          path: |
+            _site/bin/emscripten/contrib/*/${{ env.PKGNAME }}*.tgz
+            _site/src/contrib/${{ env.PKGNAME }}*.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Check if release exists ⚙️
+        id: check-if-release-exists
+        uses: insightsengineering/release-existence-action@v1
+
+      - name: Download artifact ⏬
+        if: >-
+          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}
+          path: wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}
+
+      - name: Prepare WASM release artifact 🗜️
+        if: >-
+          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
+        run: |
+          zip -r9 wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}.zip wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}
+
+      - name: Upload WASM build to release 🔼
+        if: >-
+          steps.check-if-release-exists.outputs.release-exists == 'true'
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          file: ./wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}.zip
+          asset_name: wasm-${{ env.PKGNAME }}.zip
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          overwrite: true
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index e9e24ac11..ba5c77688 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: r.pkg.template
 Title: R Package Template
-Version: 0.1.0.9167
-Date: 2024-06-18
+Version: 0.1.0.9169
+Date: 2024-06-25
 Authors@R:
     person("insightsengineering", , , "insightsengineering@example.com", role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Description: R package template with GitHub Actions workflows included.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b5f4ce4fd..fa5975b23 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# r.pkg.template 0.1.0.9167
+# r.pkg.template 0.1.0.9169
 
 ### New features