diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
index 03e87db82b9..fd0ac45799d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pnpm deps (minimal)
         run: pnpm install --ignore-scripts --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Run root Dockerfile CLI smoke
+        run: |
+          docker build -t openclaw-dockerfile-smoke:local -f Dockerfile .
+          docker run --rm --entrypoint sh openclaw-dockerfile-smoke:local -lc 'which openclaw && openclaw --version'
+
       - name: Run installer docker tests
         env:
           CLAWDBOT_INSTALL_URL: https://openclaw.ai/install.sh