diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-integ-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-integ-tests.yaml
index 0ae573fe8..4cd6fd3c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-integ-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-integ-tests.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: us-east-2
+      pre-build-script: # This input is intentionally NOT in workflow_dispatch
+        description: path to a script (within the caller's repo) to invoke before `go build`. must be executable.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
 concurrency: integ-tests
 name: run integration tests
 jobs:
@@ -111,6 +116,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: 1.19.x
+      - name: pre-build
+        if: ${{ inputs.pre-build-script }}
+        run: ${{ inputs.pre-build-script }}
       - name: build
         run: |
           go generate ./...