diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ccf308d770e..16d4affa147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo build --release --features llvm${{ matrix.llvm-version[1] }} --verbose
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --release --features llvm${{ matrix.llvm-version[1] }} --verbose
+      - name: Build example
+        run: cargo build --example kaleidoscope --features llvm${{ matrix.llvm-version[1] }} --verbose
   doc:
     name: Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/examples/kaleidoscope/README.md b/examples/kaleidoscope/README.md
index 819b1e378bf..8e8efc13f32 100644
--- a/examples/kaleidoscope/README.md
+++ b/examples/kaleidoscope/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 This example shows how one can implement the [Kaleidoscope programming language](https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/index.html) using Inkwell.  
 It implements every feature up to the [7th chapter](https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/LangImpl07.html).
 
-When running this example (using the `cargo run --example kaleidoscope` command), a prompt will be displayed; for example:
+The [usage](../../README.md#usage) part doesn't fit the example as it shares the same `Cargo.toml` file with the whole project.
+
+To run the example, the LLVM version is required:
+```sh
+cargo run --example kaleidoscope --features llvm$(llvm-config  --version | sed 's/\./-/;s/\.[0-9]*//')
+```
+
+When running this command, a prompt will be displayed; for example:
 
 ```
 ?> 1 + 1