diff --git a/.github/actions/npm-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/npm-setup/action.yml
index df34da377..df787100c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/npm-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/npm-setup/action.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ inputs:
     description: "Node.js version to use"
     required: true
   workspace:
-    description: "Workspace to install"
-    required: true
+    description: "Workspace to install. Leave empty to install every workspace"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
 
 outputs:
   workspace_path:
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       id: set-workspace
       run: |
-        if [ "${{ inputs.workspace }}" = "testcontainers" ]; then
+        if [ -z "${{ inputs.workspace }}" ]; then
+          workspace_path=""
+          cache_paths=$'node_modules\npackages/testcontainers/node_modules\npackages/modules/*/node_modules'
+        elif [ "${{ inputs.workspace }}" = "testcontainers" ]; then
           workspace_path="packages/testcontainers"
           cache_paths=$'node_modules\npackages/testcontainers/node_modules'
         else
@@ -51,12 +55,17 @@ runs:
       id: npm-cache
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.set-workspace.outputs.cache_paths }}
-        key: npm-v2-${{ inputs.runner }}-node-${{ inputs.node-version }}-${{ inputs.workspace }}-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}
+        key: npm-v2-${{ inputs.runner }}-node-${{ inputs.node-version }}-${{ inputs.workspace || 'all-workspaces' }}-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: steps.npm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       shell: bash
-      run: npm ci --workspace "${WORKSPACE_PATH}" --include-workspace-root
+      run: |
+        if [ -n "${WORKSPACE_PATH}" ]; then
+          npm ci --workspace "${WORKSPACE_PATH}" --include-workspace-root
+        else
+          npm ci
+        fi
 
     - name: Save dependencies cache
       if: steps.npm-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index a0d5ad398..f8c1b9811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -76,27 +76,17 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - detect-modules
       - lint
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        module: ${{ fromJSON(needs.detect-modules.outputs.modules) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Code checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install Node and Dependencies
-        id: npm-install
         uses: ./.github/actions/npm-setup
         with:
           runner: ubuntu-24.04
           node-version: 24.x
-          workspace: "${{ matrix.module }}"
       - name: Compile
-        run: |
-          npm run build --ignore-scripts --workspace packages/testcontainers -- --project tsconfig.json
-          if [ "${{ matrix.module }}" != "testcontainers" ]; then
-            npm run build --ignore-scripts --workspace ${{ steps.npm-install.outputs.workspace_path }} -- --project tsconfig.json --noEmit
-          fi
+        run: npm run check-compiles
 
   smoke-test:
     if: ${{ needs.detect-modules.outputs.has_testcontainers == 'true' }}