diff --git a/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-and-test.sh b/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-and-test.sh
index 0115b5e3f6a..769520b805e 100644
--- a/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-and-test.sh
+++ b/.github/buildomat/jobs/build-and-test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ export RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings"
 export RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings"
 ptime -m cargo +'nightly-2021-11-24' build --locked --all-targets --verbose
 
+#
+# Check that building individual packages as when deploying Omicron succeeds
+#
+banner deploy-check
+ptime -m cargo run --bin omicron-package -- check
+
 banner clickhouse
 ptime -m ./tools/ci_download_clickhouse
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index c817c74c98b..bf91caf30d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check style
       run: cargo fmt -- --check
 
+  check-omicron-deployment:
+    needs: skip_duplicate_jobs
+    if: ${{ needs.skip_duplicate_jobs.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-18.04, macos-11 ]
+    steps:
+    # actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@28c7f3d2b5162b5ddd3dfd9a45aa55eaf396478b
+    - name: Report cargo version
+      run: cargo --version
+    - name: Check build of deployed Omicron packages
+      run: cargo run --bin omicron-package -- check
+
   clippy-lint:
     needs: skip_duplicate_jobs
     if: ${{ needs.skip_duplicate_jobs.outputs.should_skip != 'true' }}
@@ -73,19 +89,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-18.04, macos-11 ]
-        # See rust-toolchain for why we're using nightly here.
-        toolchain: [ nightly-2021-11-24 ]
     steps:
     # actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/checkout@28c7f3d2b5162b5ddd3dfd9a45aa55eaf396478b
-    - name: Install Toolchain
-    # actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.6
-      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@b2417cde72dcf67f306c0ae8e0828a81bf0b189f
-      with:
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
-          override: true
     - name: Report cargo version
-      run: cargo +${{ matrix.toolchain }} --version
+      run: cargo --version
     - name: Configure GitHub cache for CockroachDB binaries
       id: cache-cockroachdb
       # actions/cache@v2.1.4
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
       #   also gives us a record of which dependencies were used for each CI
       #   run.  Building with `--locked` ensures that the checked-in Cargo.lock
       #   is up to date.
-      run: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo +${{ matrix.toolchain }} build --locked --all-targets --verbose
+      run: RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo build --locked --all-targets --verbose
     - name: Download ClickHouse
       if: steps.cache-clickhouse.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: ./tools/ci_download_clickhouse
@@ -123,4 +131,4 @@ jobs:
       # rebuild here.
       # Put "./cockroachdb/bin" and "./clickhouse" on the PATH for the test
       # suite.
-      run: PATH="$PATH:$PWD/cockroachdb/bin:$PWD/clickhouse" RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo +${{ matrix.toolchain }} test --workspace --locked --verbose
+      run: PATH="$PATH:$PWD/cockroachdb/bin:$PWD/clickhouse" RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings" RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo test --workspace --locked --verbose
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bfa6b653209..adb9eb5b29a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ checksum = "4bb454f0228b18c7f4c3b0ebbee346ed9c52e7443b0999cd543ff3571205701d"
 [[package]]
 name = "dropshot"
 version = "0.6.1-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot?branch=main#e145e9bf23231edca18eb7005fff936998517fda"
+source = "git+https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot?branch=main#5a80ca53df78b5ee11dc97a252864c6c86046a0b"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64",
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "dropshot_endpoint"
 version = "0.6.1-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot?branch=main#e145e9bf23231edca18eb7005fff936998517fda"
+source = "git+https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot?branch=main#5a80ca53df78b5ee11dc97a252864c6c86046a0b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index db0bdc58fcc..05076aa1452 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 api_identity = { path = "../api_identity" }
 backoff = { version = "0.3.0", features = [ "tokio" ] }
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = [ "serde" ] }
-dropshot = {  git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main" }
+dropshot = {  git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main", features = [ "usdt-probes" ] }
 futures = "0.3.18"
 http = "0.2.5"
 hyper = "0.14"
diff --git a/oximeter/collector/Cargo.toml b/oximeter/collector/Cargo.toml
index d229db3d660..1c3e8a28308 100644
--- a/oximeter/collector/Cargo.toml
+++ b/oximeter/collector/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "The oximeter metric collection server"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main" }
+dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main", features = [ "usdt-probes" ] }
 nexus-client = { path = "../../nexus-client" }
 omicron-common = { path = "../../common" }
 oximeter = { path = "../oximeter" }
diff --git a/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml b/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
index 0969bc0146d..67d1fa7fd4a 100644
--- a/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
+++ b/oximeter/instruments/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = [ "serde" ] }
-dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main" }
+dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main", features = [ "usdt-probes" ] }
 futures = "0.3.18"
 oximeter = { path = "../oximeter" }
 http = { version = "0.2.5", optional = true }
diff --git a/package/src/bin/omicron-package.rs b/package/src/bin/omicron-package.rs
index 20b440f6c30..10f1b64bb52 100644
--- a/package/src/bin/omicron-package.rs
+++ b/package/src/bin/omicron-package.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ enum SubCommand {
         )]
         release: bool,
     },
+    /// Checks the packages specified in a manifest, without building.
+    Check,
     /// Installs the packages to a target machine.
     Install {
         /// The directory from which artifacts will be pulled.
@@ -98,11 +100,15 @@ struct Args {
     subcommand: SubCommand,
 }
 
-fn build_rust_package(package: &str, release: bool) -> Result<()> {
+fn run_cargo_on_package(
+    subcmd: &str,
+    package: &str,
+    release: bool,
+) -> Result<()> {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
     // We rely on the rust-toolchain.toml file for toolchain information,
     // rather than specifying one within the packaging tool.
-    cmd.arg("build").arg("-p").arg(package);
+    cmd.arg(subcmd).arg("-p").arg(package);
     if release {
         cmd.arg("--release");
     }
@@ -173,7 +179,14 @@ impl PackageInfo {
     // Builds the requested package.
     fn build(&self, package_name: &str, release: bool) -> Result<()> {
         match &self.build {
-            Build::Rust => build_rust_package(package_name, release),
+            Build::Rust => run_cargo_on_package("build", package_name, release),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Checks the requested package.
+    fn check(&self, package_name: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        match &self.build {
+            Build::Rust => run_cargo_on_package("check", package_name, false),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -193,6 +206,14 @@ fn parse<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Config, ParseError> {
     Ok(cfg)
 }
 
+async fn do_check(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+    for (package_name, package) in &config.packages {
+        println!("Checking {}", package_name);
+        package.check(&package_name)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn do_package(
     config: &Config,
     output_directory: &Path,
@@ -446,6 +467,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         SubCommand::Package { artifact_dir, release } => {
             do_package(&config, &artifact_dir, *release).await?;
         }
+        SubCommand::Check => do_check(&config).await?,
         SubCommand::Install { artifact_dir, install_dir } => {
             do_install(&config, &artifact_dir, &install_dir)?;
         }
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 146e4f4147f..a33f38d0c95 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 [toolchain]
-# NOTE: This toolchain is also specified within .github/workflows/rust.yml
+# NOTE: This toolchain is also specified within .github/buildomat/jobs/build-and-test.sh.
 # If you update it here, update that file too.
 channel = "nightly-2021-11-24"
 profile = "default"
diff --git a/sled-agent/Cargo.toml b/sled-agent/Cargo.toml
index 6a2614c4cbc..fc595101d48 100644
--- a/sled-agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sled-agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bincode = "1.3.3"
 bytes = "1.1"
 cfg-if = "1.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = [ "serde" ] }
-dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main" }
+dropshot = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/dropshot", branch = "main", features = [ "usdt-probes" ] }
 futures = "0.3.18"
 ipnetwork = "0.18"
 nexus-client = { path = "../nexus-client" }