diff --git a/.github/workflows/debian11.yml b/.github/workflows/debian11.yml
index d06e417a8..c6c2476d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debian11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debian11.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 name: debian bullseye flow
 
-on: [workflow_dispatch, workflow_call]
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      gcc11:
+        description: 'Use GCC 11'
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      gcc11:
+        description: 'Use GCC 11'
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   bullseye:
@@ -8,3 +22,11 @@ jobs:
     with:
       container: debian:bullseye
       pre-checkout-script: apt-get update && apt-get -y install git
+
+  bullseye-gcc11:
+    if: ${{ inputs.gcc11 == true }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/task-unit-test.yml
+    with:
+      container: gcc:11-bullseye
+      pre-checkout-script: apt-get update && apt-get -y install git
+      
diff --git a/.github/workflows/event-merge-to-queue.yml b/.github/workflows/event-merge-to-queue.yml
index 3a8e53b3f..99381c6d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/event-merge-to-queue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/event-merge-to-queue.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 #      container: ubuntu:bionic
   bullseye:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/debian11.yml
+    with:
+      gcc11: false
 #  amazonlinux2:
 #    needs: [check-if-docs-only]
 #    if: ${{ needs.check-if-docs-only.outputs.only-docs-changed == 'false' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
index 1281bae40..2ee33aa02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/event-nightly.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
   #      container: ubuntu:bionic
   bullseye:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/debian11.yml
+    with:
+      gcc11: true
   #  amazonlinux2:
   #    needs: [check-if-docs-only]
   #    if: ${{ needs.check-if-docs-only.outputs.only-docs-changed == 'false' }}