diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a28fcd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: 'build'
+on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'releases/*'
+
+jobs:
+  build: # make sure build/ci work properly
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: |
+          npm install
+      - run: |
+          npm run all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 169e19c..5e25f99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 name: 'build-test'
 on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
   pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - 'releases/*'
 
 jobs:
-  build: # make sure build/ci work properly
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: |
-          npm install
-      - run: |
-          npm run all
   test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: