diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
similarity index 83%
rename from .gitea/workflows/publish.yaml
rename to .gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index d155937..07fd5c3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Build and publish
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: { }
+- workflow_dispatch
   # push:
   #   branches:
   #   - master
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ jobs:
           npm config set @<scope name>:registry https://gitea.jbrumond.me/api/packages/<scope name>/npm/
           npm config set -- '//gitea.jbrumond.me/api/packages/<scope name>/npm/:_authToken' "$NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN"
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Compile TypeScript
+        run: npm run tsc
+
       - name: Publish package
         run: npm publish
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f97cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - master
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Login to package registry
+        run: |
+          npm config set @<scope name>:registry https://gitea.jbrumond.me/api/packages/<scope name>/npm/
+          npm config set -- '//gitea.jbrumond.me/api/packages/<scope name>/npm/:_authToken' "$NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Compile TypeScript
+        run: npm run tsc
+
+      # todo: tests
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: exit 0