diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-checks.yaml
similarity index 72%
rename from .github/workflows/ci.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/ci-build-checks.yaml
index 763fec9e0..3ea517e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-checks.yaml
@@ -2,37 +2,7 @@ name: Continuous Integration
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
-
 jobs:
-  lint:
-    name: Lint check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-          architecture: 'x64'
-      - name: Install Lint tools
-        run: pip install --upgrade pip setuptools; pip install -r requirements.txt;
-      - name: Lint All
-        run: ./scripts/lint_all.sh
-
-  format:
-    name: Formatting check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-          architecture: 'x64'
-      - name: Install Format tools
-        run: pip install --upgrade pip setuptools; pip install -r requirements.txt; sudo apt-get install -y clang-format-6.0
-      - name: Format Check
-        run: ./scripts/format_check.sh
-
   wheel-build:
     name: Wheel test
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -55,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
   bazel-tests:
     name: Library tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: [lint, format]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -78,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
   # leak-tests:
   #   name: Memory Leak tests
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-  #   needs: [lint, format]
   #
   #   steps:
   #     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -96,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
   tutorials-test:
     name: Tutorial tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: [lint, format, wheel-build]
+    needs: wheel-build
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-file-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-file-checks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..163fb2b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-file-checks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: CI file checks
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          architecture: 'x64'
+      - name: Install Lint tools
+        run: pip install --upgrade pip setuptools; pip install -r requirements.txt;
+      - name: Lint All
+        run: ./scripts/lint_all.sh
+
+  format:
+    name: Formatting check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          architecture: 'x64'
+      - name: Install Format tools
+        run: pip install --upgrade pip setuptools; pip install -r requirements.txt; sudo apt-get install -y clang-format-6.0
+      - name: Format Check
+        run: ./scripts/format_check.sh
+