diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71fe64bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Check and Build Ligo
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - stable
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - stable
+
+jobs:
+  build_nix:
+    name: Build Ligo ${{ matrix.name }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        -
+          name: Ubuntu x86_64
+          system: ubuntu-24.04
+        -
+          name: macOS arm64
+          system: macos-14
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.system }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
+      - run: nix build -L .#ligo
diff --git a/nix/ligo.nix b/nix/ligo.nix
index 3e8e0a6a7..1112fa16c 100644
--- a/nix/ligo.nix
+++ b/nix/ligo.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ in
       TREE_SITTER = "${tree-sitter}";
       TREE_SITTER_TYPESCRIPT = "${tree-sitter-typescript}";
 
+      # TODO: needed due to racing condition on inline_tests
+      enableParallelBuilding = false;
+
       postPatch = ''
         mkdir -p vendors/tezos-ligo
         cp -r ${tezos-ligo}/. vendors/tezos-ligo/