diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
index e017a7fcb..857682b0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "DUMP_CONTAINER_LOGS_END"
           exit 1
         fi
+    # simple smoke test for node_dump
+    - name: test node_dump
+      run: |
+        docker exec node1.emqx.io node_dump
 
   helm_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/bin/node_dump b/bin/node_dump
index 15e2b0361..09baf04fd 100755
--- a/bin/node_dump
+++ b/bin/node_dump
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cd "${RUNNER_ROOT_DIR}"
 
 DUMP="$RUNNER_LOG_DIR/node_dump_$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S").tar.gz"
 CONF_DUMP="$RUNNER_LOG_DIR/conf.dump"
+LICENSE_INFO="$RUNNER_LOG_DIR/license_info.txt"
 SYSINFO="$RUNNER_LOG_DIR/sysinfo.txt"
 
 LOG_MAX_AGE_DAYS=3
@@ -66,15 +67,21 @@ done
     collect "$RUNNER_BIN_DIR"/emqx eval-erl "'emqx_node_dump:app_env_dump()'"
 } > "${CONF_DUMP}"
 
+# Collect license info:
+{
+    collect "$RUNNER_BIN_DIR"/emqx_ctl license info
+} > "${LICENSE_INFO}"
+
 # Pack files
 {
     find "$RUNNER_LOG_DIR" -mtime -"${LOG_MAX_AGE_DAYS}" \( -name '*.log.*' -or -name 'run_erl.log*' \)
     echo "${SYSINFO}"
     echo "${CONF_DUMP}"
+    echo "${LICENSE_INFO}"
 } | tar czf "${DUMP}" -T -
 
 ## Cleanup:
-rm "${SYSINFO}"
+rm "${SYSINFO}" "${LICENSE_INFO}"
 #rm "${CONF_DUMP}" # Keep it for inspection
 
 echo "Created a node dump ${DUMP}"