diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 410339fd0cf..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-name: checks
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-
-env:
-  GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
-
-jobs:
-  lint:
-    name: "Repository Linting"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    container: ghcr.io/todogroup/repolinter:v0.11.2
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout Code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Lint Repo
-      run: bundle exec /app/bin/repolinter.js --rulesetUrl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperledger-labs/hyperledger-community-management-tools/main/repo_structure/repolint.json --format markdown
-  gradle-wrapper:
-    name: "Gradle Wrapper Validation"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.1.0
-  spotless:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: adopt
-          java-version: 17
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.10.0
-      - name: run spotless
-        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d07d2e7b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+name: pre-review
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
+
+jobs:
+  repolint:
+    name: "Repository Linting"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    container: ghcr.io/todogroup/repolinter:v0.11.2
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Lint Repo
+      run: bundle exec /app/bin/repolinter.js --rulesetUrl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperledger-labs/hyperledger-community-management-tools/main/repo_structure/repolint.json --format markdown
+  gradle-wrapper:
+    name: "Gradle Wrapper Validation"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1.1.0
+  spotless:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 17
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.10.0
+      - name: run spotless
+        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+  compile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    needs: [spotless, gradle-wrapper, repolint]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 17
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.10.0
+      - name: Run Build
+        run: ./gradlew build -x test -x spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+  unitTests:
+    runs-on: besu-research-ubuntu-8
+    needs: [ compile ]
+    permissions:
+      checks: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 17
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        run: ./gradlew build -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+      - name: Upload Test Report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
+        with:
+          name: junit-xml-reports
+          path: '**/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
+          retention-days: 1
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4
+        if: success() || failure() # always run even if the build step fails
+        with:
+          report_paths: '**/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
+          annotate_only: true