diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac_mpich.yml b/.github/workflows/mac_mpich.yml
index 46097be7b..836f19a29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac_mpich.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac_mpich.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
             make -j 8 distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--silent --with-mpi=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/MPICH"
+        - name: make install
+          run: |
+            cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+            prefix_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${prefix_path}
+            prefix_path=pnetcdf_install
+            destdir_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst/
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${destdir_path}${prefix_path}
         - name: Cleanup
           if: ${{ always() }}
           run: |
@@ -105,4 +117,6 @@ jobs:
             make -s distclean
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_output
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/MPICH
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac_openmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/mac_openmpi.yml
index aaa106756..50aa66793 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac_openmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac_openmpi.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
             make -j 8 distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--silent --with-mpi=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/OPENMPI"
+        - name: make install
+          run: |
+            cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+            prefix_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${prefix_path}
+            prefix_path=pnetcdf_install
+            destdir_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst/
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${destdir_path}${prefix_path}
         - name: Cleanup
           if: ${{ always() }}
           run: |
@@ -108,4 +120,6 @@ jobs:
             make -s distclean
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_output
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/OPENMPI
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_mpich.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_mpich.yml
index ac76247f5..5ccb17756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_mpich.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_mpich.yml
@@ -110,10 +110,25 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
             make -j 8 distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--silent --with-mpi=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/MPICH"
+        - name: make install
+          run: |
+            cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+            prefix_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${prefix_path}
+            prefix_path=pnetcdf_install
+            destdir_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst/
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${destdir_path}${prefix_path}
         - name: Cleanup
           if: ${{ always() }}
           run: |
             cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
             make -s distclean
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_output
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/MPICH
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_openmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_openmpi.yml
index b92f2dece..0593a5c03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_openmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_openmpi.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
             make -j 8 distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--silent --with-mpi=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/OPENMPI"
+        - name: make install
+          run: |
+            cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+            prefix_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${prefix_path}
+            prefix_path=pnetcdf_install
+            destdir_path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst/
+            echo "---- test make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}"
+            make install prefix=${prefix_path} DESTDIR=${destdir_path}
+            test/tst_install.sh ${destdir_path}${prefix_path}
         - name: Cleanup
           if: ${{ always() }}
           run: |
@@ -114,4 +126,6 @@ jobs:
             make -s distclean
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_output
             rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/OPENMPI
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pnetcdf_install
+            rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/inst