diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 08a074571..26b813283 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ jobs:
         name: Build
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
             - name: Build
               shell: bash
               env:
                 WHITESOURCE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.WHITESOURCE_API_KEY }}
               run: ./ci/build.sh
             - name: Upload Build Artifact
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
               with:
                 name: artifacts
                 path: artifacts
@@ -49,19 +49,20 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 cloud: [ 'AWS', 'AZURE', 'GCP' ]
-                nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x']
+                nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x', '20.x']
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
               with:
                 node-version: ${{ matrix.nodeVersion }}
-            - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
               with:
                 python-version: '3.7'
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
               with:
                 name: artifacts
+                path: artifacts
             - name: Install Homebrew Bash
               shell: bash
               run: brew install bash
@@ -86,20 +87,21 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 cloud: [ 'AWS', 'AZURE', 'GCP' ]
-                nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x']
+                nodeVersion: [ '14.x', '16.x', '18.x', '20.x']
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
               with:
                 node-version: ${{ matrix.nodeVersion }}
-            - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+            - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
               with:
                 python-version: '3.7'
                 architecture: 'x64'
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
               with:
                 name: artifacts
+                path: artifacts
             - name: Tests
               shell: cmd
               env:
@@ -117,11 +119,12 @@ jobs:
                 image: [ 'nodejs-centos7-node14', 'nodejs-centos7-fips']
                 cloud: [ 'AWS', 'AZURE', 'GCP' ]
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
             - name: Download Build Artifacts
-              uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
               with:
                 name: artifacts
+                path: artifacts
             - name: Tests
               shell: bash
               env:
@@ -129,3 +132,38 @@ jobs:
                 CLOUD_PROVIDER: ${{ matrix.cloud }}
                 TARGET_DOCKER_TEST_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.image }}
               run: ./ci/test.sh
+
+    test-ubuntu:
+      needs: build
+      name: Tests on Ubuntu
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+          cloud: [ 'AWS', 'AZURE', 'GCP' ]
+          nodeVersion: ['18.x', '20.x']
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - name: Download Build Artifacts
+          uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+          with:
+            name: artifacts
+            path: artifacts
+        - name: Use Node.js
+          uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+          with:
+            node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        - name: Tests
+          shell: bash
+          env:
+            PARAMETERS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PARAMETERS_SECRET }}
+            CLOUD_PROVIDER: ${{ matrix.cloud }}
+          run: ./ci/test_ubuntu.sh
+        - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+          uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+          with:
+            # without the token code cov may fail because of Github limits https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/issues/557
+            token: ${{ secrets.CODE_COV_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
+            fail_ci_if_error: true
+
+
diff --git a/ci/test_mac.sh b/ci/test_mac.sh
index b20bd03d5..1affe52f8 100755
--- a/ci/test_mac.sh
+++ b/ci/test_mac.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 #
 # Test NodeJS for Mac
 #
+
+echo "DOWNLOADED"
+echo $(ls /Users/runner/work/snowflake-connector-nodejs/snowflake-connector-nodejs/)
 set -o pipefail
 THIS_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 source $THIS_DIR/_init.sh
 source $THIS_DIR/scripts/set_git_info.sh
 
+
 export WORKSPACE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 export SOURCE_ROOT=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 export SHOULD_GENERATE_COVERAGE_REPORT=1
diff --git a/ci/test_ubuntu.sh b/ci/test_ubuntu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1bc6a65a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/test_ubuntu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Test NodeJS for Ubuntu
+#
+
+echo "DOWNLOADED"
+echo $(ls /Users/runner/work/snowflake-connector-nodejs/snowflake-connector-nodejs/)
+set -o pipefail
+THIS_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source $THIS_DIR/_init.sh
+source $THIS_DIR/scripts/set_git_info.sh
+
+export WORKSPACE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+export SOURCE_ROOT=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+export SHOULD_GENERATE_COVERAGE_REPORT=1
+export SHOULD_SKIP_PROXY_TESTS=1
+
+python3 --version
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip3 install -U pip
+pip3 install -U snowflake-connector-python
+$THIS_DIR/container/test_component.sh $SHOULD_GENERATE_COVERAGE_REPORT
diff --git a/test/integration/testProxyExecute.js b/test/integration/testProxyExecute.js
index 866dfe43f..2ae7c291e 100644
--- a/test/integration/testProxyExecute.js
+++ b/test/integration/testProxyExecute.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const os = require('os');
 
 describe('Execute proxy test', function () {
   const platform = os.platform();
-  if (platform === 'linux') {
+  if (platform === 'linux' && !process.env.SHOULD_SKIP_PROXY_TESTS) {
     let connection;
     const createNodeTSQL = 'create or replace table NodeT(colA number, colB varchar)';
     const selectAllSQL = 'select * from NodeT';