diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..905253b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-binaries:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 8.x.x
+        
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          dotnet publish ./src/qest/ -o ./pub --runtime linux-x64 -c Release --self-contained true /p:PublishSingleFile=true
+          dotnet publish ./src/qest/ -o ./pub --runtime win-x64 -c Release --self-contained true /p:PublishSingleFile=true
+
+  build-docker-standalone:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        name: Check out code
+
+      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
+        name: Build Docker standalone image
+        with:
+          image: qest
+          tags: standalone-dev
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          dockerfile: standalone.dockerfile
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+          pushImage: false
+  
+  build-docker-bundle:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        name: Check out code
+
+      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
+        name: Build Docker bundle image
+        with:
+          image: qest
+          tags: bundle-dev
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          dockerfile: bundle.dockerfile
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+          pushImage: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee4c8ef..8393674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   build-binaries:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1.9.0
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: 8.x.x
         
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
   build-docker-standalone:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         name: Check out code
 
-      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v5
+      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
         name: Build & push Docker standalone image
         with:
           image: qest
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         name: Check out code
 
-      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v5
+      - uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
         name: Build & push Docker bundle image
         with:
           image: qest