diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
index 1a5e22f1..5ad37641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_ci.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,25 @@ jobs:
     - name: tests
       run: cd build && ctest --output-on-failure
 
+    # Dedicated USDC tests for files that have shown issues on ARM64
+    - name: test usdc timesamples files
+      run: |
+        echo "Testing USDC timesamples files with tusdcat..."
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-vec2f-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-float-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-int-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-dedup-002.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-dedup-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-double-001.usdc
+        echo "All USDC timesamples tests passed."
+
+    - name: Upload ARM64 tusdcat binary
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: tusdcat-linux-arm64-gcc
+        path: build/tusdcat
+        retention-days: 7
+
   build-arm64-clang:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
@@ -198,3 +217,22 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: tests
       run: cd build && ctest --output-on-failure
+
+    # Dedicated USDC tests for files that have shown issues on ARM64
+    - name: test usdc timesamples files
+      run: |
+        echo "Testing USDC timesamples files with tusdcat..."
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-vec2f-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-float-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-int-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-dedup-002.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-dedup-001.usdc
+        ./build/tusdcat tests/usdc/timesamples-array-double-001.usdc
+        echo "All USDC timesamples tests passed."
+
+    - name: Upload ARM64 tusdcat binary
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: tusdcat-linux-arm64-clang
+        path: build/tusdcat
+        retention-days: 7