diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index bb236c1b0..8238cbfbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -14,46 +14,9 @@ env:
   THIS_FILE: .github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
 
 jobs:
-  ########################
-  # Tests and formating  #
-  ########################
-
-  FormattingAndLinting:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Format with clang-format (Cpp)
-        run: sudo apt install moreutils && .github/workflows/scripts/format_cpp.sh
-      - name: Format with cmake-format (Cmake)
-        run: pip3 install cmakelang && .github/workflows/scripts/format_cmake.sh 
-      - name: Format with black (Python)
-        run: |
-          cd compiler
-          pip install -r lib/Bindings/Python/requirements_dev.txt
-          make check-python-format
-      - name: Lint with pylint (Python)
-        run: |
-          cd compiler
-          # compiler requirements to lint
-          pip install numpy
-          make python-lint
-      - name: Format with rustfmt (Rust)
-        run: |
-          cd compiler
-          make check-rust-format
-      - name: Linelint
-        uses: fernandrone/linelint@0.0.4
-        id: linelint
-
-  CheckLicense:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check if sources include the license header
-        run: .github/workflows/scripts/check_for_license.sh
+  #####################
+  # Build and testing #
+  #####################
 
   BuildAndTestMacOS:
     runs-on: macos-11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format_and_linting.yml b/.github/workflows/format_and_linting.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14da62eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/format_and_linting.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Check format and run linters
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, test-ci]
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  FormattingAndLinting:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Format with clang-format (Cpp)
+        run: sudo apt install moreutils && .github/workflows/scripts/format_cpp.sh
+      - name: Format with cmake-format (Cmake)
+        run: pip3 install cmakelang && .github/workflows/scripts/format_cmake.sh
+      - name: Format with black (Python)
+        run: |
+          cd compiler
+          pip install -r lib/Bindings/Python/requirements_dev.txt
+          make check-python-format
+      - name: Lint with pylint (Python)
+        run: |
+          cd compiler
+          # compiler requirements to lint
+          pip install numpy
+          make python-lint
+      - name: Format with rustfmt (Rust)
+        run: |
+          cd compiler
+          make check-rust-format
+      - name: Linelint
+        uses: fernandrone/linelint@0.0.4
+        id: linelint
+
+  CheckLicense:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Check if sources include the license header
+        run: .github/workflows/scripts/check_for_license.sh