diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootpkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/bootpkg.yaml
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index baf6377..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/bootpkg.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: install dependencies
-        run: |
-          apt update -y
-          apt install -y curl gcc g++ make
-      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: check
-          args: --manifest-path bootpkg/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52bb97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  check: # check if the code compiles
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt update -y
+          apt install -y curl gcc g++ make
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: check
+          args: --manifest-path bootpkg/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: check
+          args: --manifest-path pkgr/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
+  build: # create artifacts and upload them
+    needs: check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt update -y
+          apt install -y curl gcc g++ make
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --manifest-path bootpkg/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --manifest-path pkgr/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: bootpkg
+          path: bootpkg/target/release/bootpkg
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: pkgr
+          path: pkgr/target/release/pkgr
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgr.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6084d80..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgr.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: install dependencies
-        run: |
-          apt update -y
-          apt install -y curl gcc g++ make
-      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-      - uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: check
-          args: --manifest-path pkgr/Cargo.toml --verbose --all
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