diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14a89d8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Code validation job, executed on pull request
+# Runs linting and formatting tests
+
+name: PR Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint & Format
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Use Node.js LTS
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: 'npm'
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Lint
+        run: npm run test:lint
+      - name: Format
+        run: npm run test:format
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
index 28d753c11..a6c3f8665 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Code validation job, executed on pull request
-# Builds the app, and runs lint, unit and integration tests
+# Builds the app, and runs unit and integration tests
 
 name: PR Validation
 
@@ -37,21 +37,3 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build --if-present
       - name: Test
         run: npm run test:unit && npm run test:integration
-
-  lint:
-    name: Lint & Format
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Use Node.js LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: lts/*
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-      - name: Lint
-        run: npm run test:lint
-      - name: Format
-        run: npm run test:format