diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_build.yml b/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
index de53db9be8..0dd057cdd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         extra_logs: [false]
         # we can include specific combinations here
         include:
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            compiler: clang12
+            modules: without
+            extra_logs: false
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             compiler: clang11
             modules: without
diff --git a/apps/ci/ci-conf.sh b/apps/ci/ci-conf.sh
index 3930d06656..6e5301a3d4 100644
--- a/apps/ci/ci-conf.sh
+++ b/apps/ci/ci-conf.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ case $COMPILER in
     echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-11\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
     ;;
 
+  "clang12" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang-12
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang-12\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-12\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
   * )
     echo "Unknown compiler $COMPILER"
     exit 1
diff --git a/apps/ci/ci-install.sh b/apps/ci/ci-install.sh
index 76029caebf..944d07be88 100644
--- a/apps/ci/ci-install.sh
+++ b/apps/ci/ci-install.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ case $COMPILER in
     echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-11\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
     ;;
 
+  "clang12" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang-12
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang-12\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-12\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
   * )
     echo "Unknown compiler $COMPILER"
     exit 1