diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu_cmake.sh b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu_cmake.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0975def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu_cmake.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# fail on non-zero return code from a subprocess
+set -e
+
+# print commands
+set -x
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 GDAL_AUTOLOAD_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# non-existent variables as an errors
+set -u
+
+export GDAL_AUTOLOAD_DIR=$1
+
+mkdir build && cd build
+
+cmake .. -DAUTOLOAD_DIR=${GDAL_AUTOLOAD_DIR}
+cmake --build .
+cmake --install .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_simple.sh b/.github/workflows/test_simple.sh
index 14091cb..1c2cf5c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/test_simple.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_simple.sh
@@ -14,15 +14,7 @@ fi
 # non-existent variables as an errors
 set -u
 
-export GDAL_AUTOLOAD_DIR=$1
-export GDAL_DRIVER_PATH=${GDAL_AUTOLOAD_DIR}
-
-# add small GRASS GIS dataset for tests
-(mkdir -p $HOME/grassdata && \
- cd $HOME/grassdata/ && \
- wget -c --quiet https://grass.osgeo.org/sampledata/north_carolina/nc_spm_08_micro.zip && \
- unzip nc_spm_08_micro.zip && \
- rm -f nc_spm_08_micro.zip )
+export GDAL_DRIVER_PATH=$1
 
 # Using LD_LIBRARY_PATH workaround for GRASS GIS < 7.8.8
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(grass --config path)/lib
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index ba854b1..07ff1f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GDAL_AUTOLOAD directory
         run: |
           mkdir $HOME/gdalplugins
+      - name: Setup test data
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p $HOME/grassdata
+          cd $HOME/grassdata/
+          wget -c --quiet https://grass.osgeo.org/sampledata/north_carolina/nc_spm_08_micro.zip
+          unzip nc_spm_08_micro.zip
+          rm -f nc_spm_08_micro.zip       
       - name: Build
         run: .github/workflows/build_ubuntu.sh $HOME/gdalplugins
       - name: Test executing of GDAL with driver on GRASS maps
         run: .github/workflows/test_simple.sh $HOME/gdalplugins
+      - name: Build with CMake
+        run: .github/workflows/build_ubuntu_cmake.sh $HOME/gdalplugins_cmake
+      - name: Test executing of GDAL with driver on GRASS maps (CMake)
+        run: .github/workflows/test_simple.sh $HOME/gdalplugins_cmake