diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-build-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-build-deps/action.yml
index bb8b15e2c..17128baa4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-build-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-build-deps/action.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         sudo apt update || true
-        sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler || true
+        sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler libpcap-dev || true
 
     - name: Setup build dependencies (macOS)
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        brew install protobuf ocaml opam
+        brew install protobuf ocaml opam libpcap
 
     - name: Install cargo-nextest
       if: inputs.install-nextest == 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 2a136d736..7981f52ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -21,18 +21,22 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup build dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-deps
+
       - name: Use shared OCaml setting up steps
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ocaml
         with:
           ocaml_version: ${{ env.OCAML_VERSION }}
+
       - name: Setup Rust
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_STABLE_VERSION }}
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           cache-prefix: lint-${{ env.RUST_STABLE_VERSION }}-v0
+
       - name: Run make check
         run: make check
+
       - name: Run make lint
         run: make lint
 
@@ -51,16 +55,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup build dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-deps
+
       - name: Use shared OCaml setting up steps
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ocaml
         with:
           ocaml_version: ${{ env.OCAML_VERSION }}
+
       - name: Setup Rust
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           cache-prefix: lint-tx-fuzzing-${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}-v0
+
       - name: Run transaction Fuzzing check
         run: make check-tx-fuzzing
 
@@ -73,10 +80,12 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Install shellcheck
         run: |
           sudo apt update || true
           sudo apt install -y shellcheck || true
+
       - name: Run shellcheck
         run: make lint-bash
 
@@ -89,10 +98,12 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Install hadolint
         run: |
           wget -O /tmp/hadolint https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/releases/latest/download/hadolint-Linux-x86_64
           chmod +x /tmp/hadolint
           sudo mv /tmp/hadolint /usr/local/bin/hadolint
+
       - name: Run hadolint
         run: make lint-dockerfiles
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 38809ed22..6149a8dd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -409,6 +409,36 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build WebAssembly node
         run: make build-wasm
 
+  build-benches:
+    needs: [build]
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    env:
+      RUSTFLAGS: "-C overflow-checks=off -C debug-assertions=off ${{ inputs.rustflags }}"
+    steps:
+      - name: Git checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Load versions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-versions
+
+      - name: Setup build dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-deps
+
+      - name: Use shared OCaml setting up steps
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ocaml
+        with:
+          ocaml_version: ${{ env.OCAML_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_STABLE_VERSION }}
+          cache-prefix: build-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.cache-prefix }}v0
+
+      - name: Build benchmarks
+        run: make build-benches
+
   p2p-scenario-tests:
     needs: [build-tests, build-tests-webrtc]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fd59a1f5..733bca60d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   reusing build caches for efficiency
   ([#1539](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1539))
 - **Ledger**: document, clean and add tests for the crate `mina-tree`
-  ([#1531](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1531)).
+  ([#1531](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1531).
 - **GraphQL**: fixed parsing when neither signature nor proof is given.
   See issue [#1464](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/issues/1464).
   Fixed in [#1546](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1546/)
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1577](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1577))
 - **tools**: remove producer-dashboard
   ([#1578](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1578))
+- **CI**: build benches for each PR with the workflow `tests`, and fix the step
+  in the workflow `build` by adding the missing SQLx/SQLite setup
+  ([#1548](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/pull/1548))
 
 ### Fixed