diff --git a/.github/actions/core-dump/action.yml b/.github/actions/core-dump/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6735f0f2c355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/core-dump/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: 'Take core dump files'
+description: 'List down and upload core dumps as artifacts'
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - run: ls -l
+      shell: sh
+      
+    - name: Backup core dump 
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: core-dump
+        path: core.*
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-debug-node/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-debug-node/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e9a12cd208f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-debug-node/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: 'Setup node with debug support'
+description: 'Setup the nodejs version with debug support'
+inputs:
+  node-version:
+    description: 'Version of nodejs'
+    required: true
+    default: '20'
+  debug: 
+    description: Enable the debug version
+    required: true
+    default: 'false'
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+        check-latest: true
+        cache: yarn 
+
+    # For now we only have the Node 20 debug build
+    - run: sudo apt-get install unzip && curl -L "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1hlhbbQi-NJi8_WjULvOdo-K_tfZFzN3Z&confirm=t" > nodejs.zip && unzip nodejs.zip
+      shell: sh
+      if: ${{ inputs.debug == 'true' }}      
+    - run: sudo cp -f node $(which node)
+      shell: sh
+      if: ${{ inputs.debug == 'true' }}
+    - run: sudo sh -c "ulimit -c unlimited"
+      shell: sh
+      if: ${{ inputs.debug == 'true' }}
+    - run: sudo sh -c "echo core > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern"
+      shell: sh
+      if: ${{ inputs.debug == 'true' }}
+    - run: echo $(node --print "process.version")
+      shell: sh
+    - run: echo $(node --print "process.features.debug") 
+      shell: sh
+      
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d3355d36fb86..1ddb929f271a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node: [20]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3      
+      - uses: './.github/actions/setup-debug-node'
+        with: 
           node-version: ${{matrix.node}}
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: yarn
+          debug: 'true'
+
       - name: Restore build cache
         id: cache-primes-restore
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
@@ -180,7 +180,12 @@ jobs:
           key: spec-test-data-${{ hashFiles('packages/validator/test/spec/params.ts') }}
 
       - name: Unit tests
+        id: unit_tests
         run: yarn test:unit
+      
+      - uses: './.github/actions/core-dump'
+        if: ${{ failure() && steps.unit_tests.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+
       - name: Upload coverage data
         run: yarn coverage