diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build-main.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/maven-build.yml
rename to .github/workflows/maven-build-main.yml
index 78f996b2a..75a48e54f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build-main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
 # For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
 
-name: Java CI with Maven
+name: Java CI on main branch
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbafa179e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build-pull-request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Java CI for Pull Request
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ '17', '21' ]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK ${{matrix.java}}
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Build
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: ./mvnw -B verify