diff --git a/.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbf3d71cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: 'Get Vulkan SDK'
+description: 'Installs Vulkan SDK'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/dep-versions
+    - name: Get Vulkan SDK
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      id: cache-vulkan-sdk
+      with:
+        path: vulkansdk
+        key: vulkansdk-${{ env.GITHUB_VULKANSDK_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+    - name: Download Vulkan SDK
+      if: steps.cache-vulkan-sdk.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        source ${{ github.workspace }}/build/common/get-vulkan-sdk.sh
+        download_vulkan_installer
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Unpack Vulkan SDK
+      if: steps.cache-vulkan-sdk.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        source ${{ github.workspace }}/build/common/get-vulkan-sdk.sh
+        unpack_vulkan_installer
+      shell: bash
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diff --git a/build/common/get-vulkan-sdk.sh b/build/common/get-vulkan-sdk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..19033ff3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/common/get-vulkan-sdk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is from https://github.com/humbletim/install-vulkan-sdk
+# with modifications.  The license from humbletim/install-vulkan-sdk have
+# been included below.
+
+# MIT License
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 humbletim
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+# helper functions for downloading/installing platform-specific Vulkan SDKs
+# originally meant for use from GitHub Actions
+#   see: https://github.com/humbletim/install-vulkan-sdk
+# -- humbletim 2022.02
+
+VULKAN_SDK_VERSION=${GITHUB_VULKANSDK_VERSION-1.4.321.0}
+VULKAN_SDK_DIR=$(pwd)/vulkansdk
+
+function _get_os() {
+  runner_os=${RUNNER_OS:-`uname -s`}
+  case $runner_os in
+    macOS|Darwin) echo "mac" ;;
+    Linux) echo "linux" ;;
+    *) echo "unknown runner_os: $runner_os" ; ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function _os_filename() {
+  local os=$(_get_os)
+  case $os in
+    mac) echo vulkansdk-macos-${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION}.zip ;;
+    linux) echo vulkan_sdk.tar.gz ;;
+    *) echo "unknown $os" >&2 ; exit 9 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function _preferred_os_filename() {
+  local os=$(_get_os)
+  case $os in
+    mac) echo vulkan_sdk.zip ;;
+    linux) echo vulkan_sdk.tar.gz ;;
+    *) echo "unknown $os" >&2 ; exit 9 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function download_vulkan_installer() {
+  local os=$(_get_os)
+  local dl_filename=$(_os_filename ${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION})
+  local filename=$(_preferred_os_filename)
+  local url=https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/$VULKAN_SDK_VERSION/$os/$dl_filename?Human=true
+  echo "_download_os_installer $os $filename $url" >&2
+  if [[ -f $filename ]] ; then
+    echo "using cached: $filename" >&2
+  else
+    curl --fail-with-body -s -L -o ${filename}.tmp $url || { echo "curl failed with error code: $?" >&2 ; curl -s -L --head $url >&2 ; }
+    test -f ${filename}.tmp
+    mv -v ${filename}.tmp ${filename}
+  fi
+  ls -lh $filename >&2
+}
+
+function unpack_vulkan_installer() {
+  local os=$(_get_os)
+  local filename=$(_preferred_os_filename $os)
+  test -f $filename
+  install_${os}
+}
+
+function install_linux() {
+  test -d $VULKAN_SDK_DIR && test -f vulkan_sdk.tar.gz
+  echo "extract just the SDK's prebuilt binaries ($VULKAN_SDK_VERSION/x86_64) from vulkan_sdk.tar.gz into $VULKAN_SDK" >&2
+  tar -C "$VULKAN_SDK_DIR" --strip-components 2 -xf vulkan_sdk.tar.gz $VULKAN_SDK_VERSION/x86_64
+}
+
+function install_mac() {
+  mkdir -p ${VULKAN_SDK_DIR}
+  test -d $VULKAN_SDK_DIR && test -f vulkan_sdk.zip
+  unzip vulkan_sdk.zip
+  local InstallVulkan
+  if [[ -d InstallVulkan-${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION}.app/Contents ]] ; then
+    InstallVulkan=InstallVulkan-${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION}
+  elif [[ -d vulkansdk-macOS-${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION}.app/Contents ]] ; then
+    InstallVulkan=vulkansdk-macOS-${VULKAN_SDK_VERSION}
+  elif [[ -d InstallVulkan.app/Contents ]] ; then
+    InstallVulkan=InstallVulkan
+  else
+    echo "expecting ..vulkan.app/Contents folder (perhaps lunarg changed the archive layout again?): vulkan_sdk.zip" >&2
+    echo "file vulkan_sdk.zip" >&2
+    file vulkan_sdk.zip
+    echo "unzip -t vulkan_sdk.zip" >&2
+    unzip -t vulkan_sdk.zip
+  fi
+  echo "recognized zip layout 'vulkan_sdk.zip' ${InstallVulkan}.app/Contents" >&2
+  local sdk_temp=${VULKAN_SDK_DIR}.tmp
+  sudo ${InstallVulkan}.app/Contents/MacOS/${InstallVulkan} --root "$sdk_temp" --accept-licenses --default-answer --confirm-command install
+  du -hs $sdk_temp
+  test -d $sdk_temp/macOS || { echo "unrecognized dmg folder layout: $sdk_temp" ; ls -l $sdk_temp ; }
+  cp -r $sdk_temp/macOS/* $VULKAN_SDK_DIR/
+  if [[ -d ${InstallVulkan}.app/Contents ]] ; then
+    sudo rm -rf "$sdk_temp"
+    rm -rf ${InstallVulkan}.app
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/build/common/versions b/build/common/versions
index 059dfa02b6..f6a25e0912 100644
--- a/build/common/versions
+++ b/build/common/versions
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ GITHUB_NINJA_VERSION=1.10.2
 GITHUB_MESA_VERSION=24.2.1
 GITHUB_LLVM_VERSION=16
 GITHUB_NDK_VERSION=27.0.11718014
-GITHUB_EMSDK_VERSION=3.1.60
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+GITHUB_EMSDK_VERSION=3.1.60
+GITHUB_VULKANSDK_VERSION=1.4.321.0
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