diff --git a/.github/workflows/common_frontend_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/common_frontend_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa4aecc2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/common_frontend_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Common Frontend Tests
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib/**
+      - releasing/version/VERSION
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - v*-branch
+      - notebooks-v1
+
+env:
+  FRONTEND_DIR: components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib
+
+jobs:
+  frontend-format-lint-check:
+    name: Check code format and lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ${{ env.FRONTEND_DIR }} 
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Check frontend code formatting
+        run: npm run format:check
+
+      - name: Check frontend code linting
+        run: npm run lint-check
+
+  frontend-unit-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: Unit tests
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ${{ env.FRONTEND_DIR }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup node version to 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+
+      - name: Install Kubeflow common library dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: npm run test:prod
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa0a60586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_lint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Python Linting
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - v*-branch
+      - notebooks-v1
+    paths:
+      - "**.py"
+
+jobs:
+  flake8-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: Check
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python environment 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.8"
+
+      - name: flake8 Lint
+        uses: py-actions/flake8@v2
+        with:
+          exclude: "docs"
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diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib/projects/kubeflow/README.md b/components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib/projects/kubeflow/README.md
index 45f632dd5..12d1b3258 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib/projects/kubeflow/README.md
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/common/frontend/kubeflow-common-lib/projects/kubeflow/README.md
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ Run `ng test kubeflow` to execute the unit tests via [Karma](https://karma-runne
 ## Further help
 
 To get more help on the Angular CLI use `ng help` or go check out the [Angular CLI documents](https://angular.io/cli).
+
+## Trigger checks
diff --git a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/backend/apps/common/utils.py b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/backend/apps/common/utils.py
index 719dcbdca..7a12a250a 100644
--- a/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/backend/apps/common/utils.py
+++ b/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/backend/apps/common/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 from . import status
 
+def dummy_function():
+    """
+    This is a dummy function to trigger checks.
+    """
+    return "dummy_function"
+
 
 def parse_pvc(pvc, notebooks):
     """