diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 87c5027e..d8fff934 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,40 +19,35 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: zenoh-cpp
 
       - name: install zenoh-cpp
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_install && cd build_install
-          cmake ../install -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local
+          cmake ../zenoh-cpp/install -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local
           cmake --install .
 
       - name: make examples
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake ..
+          cmake ../zenoh-cpp
           cmake --build . --target examples
 
       - name: make examples with zenoh-cpp as subbroject
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_examples_subproj && cd build_examples_subproj
-          cmake ../examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+          cmake ../zenoh-cpp/examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
           cmake --build . --config Debug
 
       - name: make examples with zenoh-cpp as installed package
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p build_examples_findproj && cd build_examples_findproj
-          cmake ../examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local -DZENOHCXX_SOURCE=PACKAGE
-          cmake --build . --config Release
-
-      - name: make standalone example with zenoh-cpp as installed package
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p build_examples_standalone_findproj && cd build_examples_standalone_findproj
-          cmake ../examples/standalone -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local -DZENOHCXX_SOURCE=PACKAGE
+          cmake ../zenoh-cpp/examples -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local -DZENOHCXX_SOURCE=PACKAGE
           cmake --build . --config Release
 
       - name: make tests
@@ -69,6 +64,26 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           ctest
 
+      - name: get zenoh-c
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          repository: eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-c
+          path: zenoh-c
+
+      - name: install zenoh-c
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p zenohc_build_install && cd zenohc_build_install
+          cmake ../zenoh-c -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/local
+          cmake --build . --target install
+
+      - name: make standalone example with zenoh-cpp as installed package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p build_examples_standalone_findproj && cd build_examples_standalone_findproj
+          cmake ../zenoh-cpp/examples/standalone -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with: