diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
index 9fe0486..780a2e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -11,18 +11,21 @@ permissions:
   # pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
+  tests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
   golangci:
     name: lint
+    needs: [tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - 
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - 
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version-file: go.mod
           cache: false
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5620e23..3c1067e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ permissions:
   # packages: write
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+  tests:
+    needs: [lint]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
   goreleaser:
+    needs: [tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - 
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: stable
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - 
         name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
@@ -33,4 +39,4 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
           args: release --clean
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29884f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - run: make unit-tests