diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release-packages.yml
index 3f8ed95972..d0e3a775f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release-packages.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ name: Build Release Packages
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
-
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/build-release-packages.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/call-build-linux-arm-packages.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/call-build-linux-x86_64-packages.yml'
+      - 'utils/releasetools/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -21,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
+      is_test: ${{ steps.check-env.outputs.IS_TEST }}
     steps:
-
       - run: |
           echo "Version: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}"
         shell: bash
@@ -33,8 +38,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get the version
         id: get_version
         run: |
-          VERSION="${INPUT_VERSION}"
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+            VERSION="unstable"
+          else
+            VERSION="${INPUT_VERSION}"
+          fi
           if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]; then
+            echo "Error: No version specified"
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -44,6 +54,16 @@ jobs:
           # only ever be a tag
           INPUT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
 
+      - name: Set bucket name
+        id: check-env
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+            echo "IS_TEST=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "IS_TEST=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
   generate-build-matrix:
     name: Generating build matrix
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -57,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/generate-package-build-matrix
         id: set-matrix
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
+          ref: ${{ needs.release-build-get-meta.outputs.version }}
 
   release-build-linux-x86-packages:
     needs:
@@ -70,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       build_matrix: ${{ needs.generate-build-matrix.outputs.x86_64-build-matrix }}
       region: us-west-2
     secrets:
-      bucket_name: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}
+      bucket_name: ${{ needs.release-build-get-meta.outputs.is_test == 'true' && secrets.AWS_TEST_BUCKET || secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}
       role_to_assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_TO_ASSUME }}
 
   release-build-linux-arm-packages:
@@ -84,5 +104,5 @@ jobs:
       build_matrix: ${{ needs.generate-build-matrix.outputs.arm64-build-matrix }}
       region: us-west-2
     secrets:
-      bucket_name: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}
+      bucket_name: ${{ needs.release-build-get-meta.outputs.is_test == 'true' && secrets.AWS_TEST_BUCKET || secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}
       role_to_assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_TO_ASSUME }}