diff --git a/.github/workflows/compiler.yml b/.github/workflows/compiler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94682c50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compiler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+name: Continuous integration - compiler
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  conditions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      proceed: ${{ steps.interface-changes.outputs.any_changed == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Code checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Detect changes on API to compiler
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v19
+        id: interface-changes
+        with:
+          files: |
+            concrete-optimizer-cpp/src/cpp/*
+
+      - run: echo ${{ steps.interface-changes.outputs.any_changed }}
+
+  check-compiler-compatibility:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: conditions
+    if: ${{ needs.conditions.outputs.proceed == 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      # A SSH private key is required as some dependencies are from private repos
+      - name: Set ssh keys
+        uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.5.2
+        with:
+          ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.CONCRETE_COMPILER_CI_SSH_PRIVATE }}
+
+      - name: Compiler checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          repository: zama-ai/concrete-compiler-internal
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.CONCRETE_COMPILER_CI_SSH_PRIVATE }}
+
+      - name: Override optimizer for compiler
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: compiler/.dependencies/concrete-optimizer
+
+      - name: Install rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Download cargo cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
+
+      - name: Concrete-Optimizer
+        run: |
+          cd compiler
+          make concrete-optimizer-lib
+
+      - name: Build compiler
+        uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          image: ghcr.io/zama-ai/concrete-compiler
+          username: zama-bot
+          password: ${{ secrets.ZAMA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          options: >-
+            -v ${{ github.workspace }}/compiler:/compiler
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            set -e
+            cd /compiler
+            export PYTHONPATH=""
+            make CCACHE=ON BUILD_DIR=/build concretecompiler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/optimizer.yml
similarity index 87%
rename from .github/workflows/rust.yml
rename to .github/workflows/optimizer.yml
index ff6ff7ece..17df59016 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optimizer.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
-  all:
+  check-concrete-optimizer:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
       RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
     steps:
       - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Rust install
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
 
       # A SSH private key is required as some dependencies are from private repos
-      - uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.5.2
+      - name: Set ssh keys
+        uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.5.2
         with:
           ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.CONCRETE_COMPILER_CI_SSH_PRIVATE }}