diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5f12fd928..2acddfb49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -403,6 +403,17 @@ jobs:
           cd $RUNNER_TEMP
           npm install $RUNNER_WORKSPACE/developer-tooling/packages/sdk/base/*.tgz
           npm install $RUNNER_WORKSPACE/developer-tooling/packages/sdk/utils/*.tgz
+  pack-packages:
+    name: Build Package tarballs for dry release
+    runs-on: ['self-hosted', 'org', '8-cpu']
+    needs: install-dependencies
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Sync workspace
+        uses: ./.github/actions/sync-workspace
+        with:
+          artifacts_to_cache: ${{ needs.install-dependencies.outputs.artifacts_to_cache }}
+      - run: yarn workspaces foreach --all pack
 
   validate-renovate-config:
     name: Validate Renovate Config
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ea5b7afd..0b3fa4b83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ gha-creds-*.json
 transactions.json
 packages/sdk/metadata-claims/lib
 packages/cli/key
+package.tgz