diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2374ea449..20054c064 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - staging
       - feature*
-    tags:
-      - v**
-
-env:
-  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
-  npm_config_cache: "${{ github.workspace }}/tmp/npm"
-  npm_config_prefer_offline: "true"
 
 jobs:
   check-lint:
@@ -95,37 +88,10 @@ jobs:
           name: cobertura-coverage
           path: tmp/coverage/cobertura-coverage.json
 
-  build-prerelease:
-    name: "Build / Pre-release"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - check-lint
-      - check-build
-      - check-test
-    if: >
-      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
-      contains(github.ref, '-')
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run deployment
-        run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
-          echo 'Publishing library prerelease'
-          npm install
-          npm publish --tag prerelease --access public
-          rm -f ./.npmrc
-
   build-pull:
     name: "Build / Pull Request"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - check-lint
-      - check-build
-      - check-test
-    if: >
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging' ||
-      (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
-      !contains(github.ref, '-'))
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/head/staging'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create pull request
@@ -150,11 +116,12 @@ jobs:
     concurrency:
       group: integration-merge
       cancel-in-progress: true
-    needs: build-pull
-    if: >
-      github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging' ||
-      (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
-      !contains(github.ref, '-'))
+    needs:
+      - build-pull
+      - check-lint
+      - check-build
+      - check-test
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -175,24 +142,3 @@ jobs:
           git checkout master
           git merge --ff-only "$GITHUB_SHA"
           git push origin master
-
-  release-distribution:
-    name: "Release / Distribution"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    concurrency:
-      group: release-distribution
-      cancel-in-progress: false
-    needs: integration-merge
-    if: >
-      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
-      !contains(github.ref, '-')
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Publish release
-        run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
-          echo 'Publishing library'
-          npm install
-          npm publish --access public
-          rm -f ./.npmrc
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..778e17805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v**
+
+jobs:
+  check-lint:
+    name: "Check / Lint"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run linting
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run lint
+          npm run lint-shell
+
+  check-build:
+    name: "Check / Build"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run build
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run build --verbose
+
+  check-matrix:
+    name: "Check / Matrix"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - id: set-matrix
+        run: |
+          files=$(find tests/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | sed 's/.*/"&"/' | paste -sd, -)
+          files=$files,$(find tests/* -maxdepth 0 -type f | grep -e "/*.test.ts" | sed 's/.*/"&"/' | paste -sd, -)
+          if [ -z "$files" ]; then
+            echo "matrix={\"shard\":[]}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "matrix={\"shard\":[$files]}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  check-test:
+    name: "Check / Test"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.check-matrix.outputs.matrix)}}
+    needs: check-matrix
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set artifact name
+        run: echo "SLUG=$(echo ${{ matrix.shard }} | sed 's/[/.]/-/g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run test -- \
+            --coverageReporters json \
+            --coverage \
+            "${{ matrix.shard }}"
+          mv tmp/coverage/coverage-final.json "tmp/coverage/${{ env.SLUG }}.json"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: coverage-artifacts-${{ env.SLUG }}
+          path: tmp/coverage/
+
+  check-coverage:
+    name: "Check / Coverage"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: check-test
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: coverage-artifacts-*
+          path: tmp/coverage/
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - run: rm .npmrc
+      - name: Merge coverage results
+        run: npx nyc merge tmp/coverage/ tmp/coverage/cobertura-coverage.json
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cobertura-coverage
+          path: tmp/coverage/cobertura-coverage.json
+
+  build-prerelease:
+    name: "Build / Pre-release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: build-prerelease
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    needs:
+      - check-lint
+      - check-build
+      - check-test
+    if: >
+      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
+      contains(github.ref, '-')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run deployment
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
+          echo 'Publishing library prerelease'
+          npm install
+          npm publish --tag prerelease --access public
+          rm -f ./.npmrc
+
+  release-distribution:
+    name: "Release / Distribution"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: release-distribution
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    needs:
+      - check-lint
+      - check-build
+      - check-test
+    if: >
+      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
+      !contains(github.ref, '-')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish release
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
+          echo 'Publishing library'
+          npm install
+          npm publish --access public
+          rm -f ./.npmrc
+
+