diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 93c329d..308a3c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -175,3 +175,16 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
         with:
           limit-access-to-actor: true
+
+  summary:
+    name: "summary"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    needs:
+      - build
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.build.result != 'skipped' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Flag any build matrix failures"
+        if: ${{ needs.build.result != 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          >&2 echo "A critical step failed!"
+          exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sterile.yml b/.github/workflows/sterile.yml
index 44364ca..a47a47d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sterile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sterile.yml
@@ -229,3 +229,22 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
         with:
           limit-access-to-actor: true
+
+  summary:
+    name: "summary"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    needs:
+      - test
+      - push
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.test.result != 'skipped' && needs.push.result != 'skipped' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: "Flag any test failures"
+        if: ${{ needs.test.result != 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          >&2 echo "One or more required tests failed"
+          exit 1
+      - name: "Flag any push failures"
+        if: ${{ needs.push.result != 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          >&2 echo "One or more required pushes failed"
+          exit 1