diff --git a/.github/workflows/soundness.yml b/.github/workflows/soundness.yml
index 9cedbcf..8261cbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/soundness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/soundness.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         description: "Boolean to enable the Python lint check job. Defaults to true."
         default: true
+      linux_pre_build_command:
+        type: string
+        description: "Linux command to execute before building the Swift package"
+        default: ""
 
 ## We are cancelling previously triggered workflow runs
 concurrency:
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Mark the workspace as safe
         # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/766
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+      - name: Pre-build
+        if: ${{ inputs.linux_pre_build_command }}
+        run: ${{ inputs.linux_pre_build_command }}
       - name: Run API breakage check
         run: |
           git fetch ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY} ${GITHUB_BASE_REF}:pull-base-ref
@@ -104,6 +111,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           submodules: true
+      - name: Pre-build
+        if: ${{ inputs.linux_pre_build_command }}
+        run: ${{ inputs.linux_pre_build_command }}
       - name: Run documentation check
         run: |
           apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qq -y install curl yq
@@ -217,6 +227,7 @@ jobs:
             curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swiftlang/github-workflows/refs/heads/main/.github/workflows/configs/yamllint.yml > .yamllint.yml
           fi
           yamllint --strict --config-file .yamllint.yml .
+
   python-lint-check:
     name: Python lint check
     if: ${{ inputs.python_lint_check_enabled }}