diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index c06e68dc06..4b445979fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   ubuntu-x86_64:
+    strategy:
+      matrix: 
+        image: [ubuntu-20.04, centos:7]
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    container: ${{ matrix.image }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3