diff --git a/.github/workflows/cuda-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cuda-test.yml
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+name: test for rocker scripts
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - tests/rocker_scripts/Dockerfile
+      - tests/rocker_scripts/cuda_matrix.json
+      - tests/rocker_scripts/test.sh
+      - scripts/*.sh
+      - "!scripts/install_R_*.sh"
+      - "!scripts/setup_R.sh"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  generate_matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - id: set-matrix
+        run: |
+          CONTENT=$(jq 'tostring' -r tests/rocker_scripts/cuda_matrix.json)
+          echo ::set-output name=matrix::"${CONTENT}"
+          echo "${CONTENT}"
+
+  build:
+    needs: generate_matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix)}}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Prepare build
+        id: prep
+        run: |
+          lower_script_name=$(echo ${{ matrix.script_name }} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+          test_name="${{ matrix.base_image }}-${{ matrix.tag }}-${lower_script_name}-${{ matrix.script_arg }}"
+          echo ::set-output name=output_tag::"${test_name/"/"/"-"}"
+      - name: test build
+        run: |
+          docker buildx build . -f tests/rocker_scripts/Dockerfile \
+          --output=type=docker \
+          --build-arg base_image=${{ matrix.base_image }} \
+          --build-arg tag=${{ matrix.tag }} \
+          --build-arg script_name=${{ matrix.script_name }} \
+          --build-arg script_arg=${{ matrix.script_arg }} \
+          --tag ${{ steps.prep.outputs.output_tag }}
+      - name: inspect image
+        run: |
+          make inspect-image/"${{ steps.prep.outputs.output_tag }}"
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: tmp
+          path: tmp
diff --git a/tests/rocker_scripts/cuda_matrix.json b/tests/rocker_scripts/cuda_matrix.json
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+{
+  "base_image": [
+    "rocker/cuda"
+  ],
+  "tag": [
+    "latest"
+  ],
+  "script_name": [
+    "install_rstudio.sh"
+      ],
+  "script_arg": [
+    "none"
+  ],
+  "include": [
+    {
+      "base_image": "rocker/cuda",
+      "tag": "4.0.0",
+      "script_name": "install_rstudio.sh"
+    }
+  ]
+}