diff --git a/.github/actions/compile/action.yml b/.github/actions/compile/action.yml
index ff7c41cd70..07ae5ea1c0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/compile/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/compile/action.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,29 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-      - name: Compile
+      - name: Generate CMake project
         run: |
-          SRC_FOLDER=$(pwd)/src
-
-          VERSION=$(cat src/VERSION)
-          echo $VERSION
-          REVISION=$(cat src/REVISION)
-          echo $REVISION
+          SRC_FOLDER=$(pwd)/${{ inputs.path }}
 
-          cd ${{ inputs.path }}
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake -DSRC_FOLDER=${SRC_FOLDER} -DVERSION="$VERSION" -DREVISION="$REVISION" .. && make -j2
+          cmake ${SRC_FOLDER} -DBUILD_TESTS=1 -G "Unix Makefiles"
+          echo "CMake project generated in $(pwd)"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Compile
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          if [ ! -f CMakeCache.txt ]; then
+            echo "CMake cache not found in $(pwd). Aborting."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          cmake --build .
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          cd build
+          ctest || echo "Tests failed, but continuing"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_and_run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/compile_and_run_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4a0d02f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_and_run_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Compile and Run Tests
+
+on:
+    push:
+      branches:
+        - '**'
+    pull_request:
+      types:
+        - opened
+        - synchronize
+        - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  compile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Run Compile Action
+      uses: ./.github/actions/compile
+      with:
+        path: src/