diff --git a/.github/workflows/benches.yml b/.github/workflows/benches.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..118a176540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benches.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Benches
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/benches.yml"
+      - "benches/**"
+
+jobs:
+  benches:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: nightly
+          components: clippy, rustfmt
+      - name: Rustfmt
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+      - name: Clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets -- -D warnings
+      - name: Build
+        run: RUSTFLAGS=-Dwarnings cargo build --all-targets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workspace.yml b/.github/workflows/workspace.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef92b7f479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/workspace.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Workspace
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - "benches/**"
+  push:
+    branches: master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - README.md
+      - "benches/**"
+
+jobs:
+  clippy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.78.0
+          components: clippy
+      - run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+  rustfmt:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          components: rustfmt
+      - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8ffdff7819..a2ea562a28 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ unbiased = []
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
-    "benches",
     "rand_core",
     "rand_distr",
     "rand_chacha",
     "rand_pcg",
 ]
+exclude = ["benches"]
 
 [dependencies]
 rand_core = { path = "rand_core", version = "=0.9.0-alpha.1", default-features = false }