diff --git a/.github/workflows/dash-license.yml b/.github/workflows/dash-license.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9068ac7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dash-license.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Dash License Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**/pom.xml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**/pom.xml'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn org.eclipse.dash:license-tool-plugin:license-check -PDashLicense
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9b3dbf2d..05d45a401 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1442,6 +1442,27 @@
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>DashLicense</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.eclipse.dash</groupId>
+						<artifactId>license-tool-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>license-check</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>license-check</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>MavenCentral</id>
 			<activation>
@@ -1480,19 +1501,6 @@
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.eclipse.dash</groupId>
-						<artifactId>license-tool-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<id>license-check</id>
-								<goals>
-									<goal>license-check</goal>
-								</goals>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>