diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15e9ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Build gradle project
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  check-formatting:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v44
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 21
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - name: Run formatting check
+        run: ./gradlew build
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index fc95b1f..0100bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   check-formatting:
-    runs-on: linux
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v44
         with:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
+          java-version: 21
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with: