diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-image-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/native-image-tests.yml
index 3cc387d0f..87cd2118f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-image-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-image-tests.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           jvm: graalvm-community:21.0.2
 
+      - name: Gather version
+        # some cleanup of the sbt output to get the version sbt will use when publishing below
+        run: |-
+          sbt --no-colors "print akka-projection-core/version" | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\n' > ~/.version
+          echo [$(cat ~/.version)]
+          # useful for debugging: hexdump -c ~/.version
+
+      - name: Publish artifacts locally
+        run: |-
+          sbt "set ThisBuild/Compile/packageDoc/publishArtifact := false; +publishLocal; publishM2" -Dakka.no.discipline=true
+
       - name: "Build and test Scala Native Image"
         run: |
           cd samples/grpc/local-drone-control-scala
diff --git a/akka-projection-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.lightbend.akka/akka-projection-grpc/reflect-config.json b/akka-projection-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.lightbend.akka/akka-projection-grpc/reflect-config.json
index 0ed3acfd1..4867da5a0 100644
--- a/akka-projection-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.lightbend.akka/akka-projection-grpc/reflect-config.json
+++ b/akka-projection-grpc/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.lightbend.akka/akka-projection-grpc/reflect-config.json
@@ -54,5 +54,11 @@
       "typeReachable": "akka.cluster.ddata.typed.scaladsl.DistributedData"
     },
     "name": "akka.cluster.ddata.typed.scaladsl.DistributedData"
+  },
+  {
+    "condition": {
+      "typeReachable": "akka.projection.grpc.internal.ConsumerFilterRegistry"
+    },
+    "name": "akka.projection.grpc.internal.ConsumerFilterRegistry$PubSubAck"
   }
 ]
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