diff --git a/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml b/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
index bdec73f9..f594c597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all_green_check.yml
@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/linters.yml  # use the callable linters job to run tests
   sanity:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sanity.yml  # use the callable sanity job to run tests
+  units:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/units.yml  # use the callable units job to run tests
   all_green:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs:
       - linters
       - sanity
+      - units
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - run: >-
           python -c "assert set([
           '${{ needs.linters.result }}',
-          '${{ needs.sanity.result }}'
+          '${{ needs.sanity.result }}',
+          '${{ needs.units.result }}'
           ]) == {'success'}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/units.yml b/.github/workflows/units.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d05d8c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/units.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+name: unit tests
+
+on: [workflow_call]  # allow this workflow to be called from other workflows
+
+jobs:
+  unit-source:
+    uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/unit_source.yml@main
diff --git a/tests/unit/__init__.py b/tests/unit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/action/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/action/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b