diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-components-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-components-pkg.yml
index 82ef587..1cac93e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-components-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-components-pkg.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,30 @@ jobs:
           path: schemavaults-ui.tgz
           retention-days: 2
 
+  Storybook-Tests:
+    name: "Storybook Tests"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: ${{ env.BUN_VERSION }}
+      - name: Configure bun to install from GitHub Packages
+        run: rm -rf .npmrc
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install
+        env:
+          SCHEMAVAULTS_GITHUB_PACKAGE_REGISTRY_USER: ${{ github.actor }}
+          SCHEMAVAULTS_GITHUB_PACKAGE_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Install Playwright Chromium (with system deps)
+        run: bunx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      - name: Build Storybook
+        run: bun run build:storybook
+      - name: Run Storybook tests (interaction + smoke)
+        run: bun run test-storybook:ci
+
   Publish-Package-To-GitHub:
     name: "Publish @schemavaults/ui to GitHub Packages"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -47,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     needs:
       - Build
+      - Storybook-Tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -82,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write # Required for OIDC
     needs:
       - Build
+      - Storybook-Tests
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0eabe1..7e0a35e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@schemavaults/ui",
-  "version": "0.72.2",
+  "version": "0.72.3",
   "private": false,
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "description": "React.js UI components for SchemaVaults frontend applications",