diff --git a/.github/workflows/action-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/action-tests.yml
index 3f1805e..bd8f24a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ env:
   SHELLOPTS: errexit:pipefail
 
 jobs:
+  check_distribute_and_build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Check and build distribute if needed
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check if distribute directory exists
+        id: check_distribute
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d "distribute" ]; then
+            echo "distribute_exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "distribute_exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      - name: Trigger build-distribute workflow
+        if: steps.check_distribute.outputs.distribute_exists == 'false'
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/build-distribute.yml
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
   list_all_versions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: List all package versions (including deps).
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1ef97a8..363eef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ env:
   DEBUG: false
   SHELLOPTS: errexit:pipefail
 jobs:
+  check_distribute_and_build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Check and build distribute if needed
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check if distribute directory exists
+        id: check_distribute
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d "distribute" ]; then
+            echo "distribute_exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "distribute_exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      - name: Trigger build-distribute workflow
+        if: steps.check_distribute.outputs.distribute_exists == 'false'
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/build-distribute.yml
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 4ffbcc7..93fe54d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
+  check_distribute_and_build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Check and build distribute if needed
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check if distribute directory exists
+        id: check_distribute
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -d "distribute" ]; then
+            echo "distribute_exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "distribute_exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      - name: Trigger build-distribute workflow
+        if: steps.check_distribute.outputs.distribute_exists == 'false'
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/build-distribute.yml
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
   trunk_check:
     name: Trunk Code Quality Runner
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest