diff --git a/.github/actions/check-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/check-build/action.yml
index 773a3edd95..a1f919b9aa 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/check-build/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - uses: ./.github/actions/bootstrap
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
 
     # run the build
     - run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
index 0168f138b8..479d49c2a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
   verify-clean-build-hash:
-    if: false # We skip these builds because recent GHA runner changes made the native ubuntu builds non-reproducible
     needs: ['clean-build', 'docker-build-internet_identity_production']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build-check.yml
index c19381e096..6380ea7712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build-check.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
 
   # Perform the clean build (non-docker), using the release as checkout
   clean-build:
-    if: false # We skip these builds because recent GHA runner changes made the native ubuntu builds non-reproducible
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: latest-release
     strategy:
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 4fbfb550c9..71c97b1008 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check for exact node version
+if [[ "$(node --version)" !=  "v$(cat .node-version)" ]]
+then
+    echo; echo
+    echo "!!!WARNING!!!: could not find node with exact expected version: v$(cat .node-version)"
+    # On CI we abort
+    if [ -n "${CI:-}" ]
+    then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # If the node version doesn't match 100% the build might still succeed though is less likely
+    # to be reproducible. For developer convenience we still try to go through.
+    echo "This might cause build or reproducibility issues."
+    echo; echo
+fi
+
 # Builds a single canister
 # build_canister CANISTER EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS...
 # CANISTER: possible values: [internet_identity, archive]