diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51d2c835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Smoke Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: "3.2"
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Verify the gem loads correctly
+        run: |
+          bundle exec ruby -e '
+            require "hubspot-ruby"
+            Hubspot.configure(hapikey: "demo")
+            raise "unexpected base_url" unless Hubspot::Config.base_url == "https://api.hubapi.com"
+            puts "Loaded OK, base_url=#{Hubspot::Config.base_url}"
+          '
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5032a7c9..e99726d8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 # Add dependencies to hubspot-ruby.gemspec
-gemspec
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+gemspec
+
+# Explicit dependency: bundler resolves activesupport's version constraint
+# down to 3.1.12, which doesn't declare i18n as its own dependency.
+gem "i18n"
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