--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml	Sun May 04 17:15:06 2025 -0400
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml	Sun May 04 20:42:26 2025 -0400
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   release:
     types: [released, prereleased]
 jobs:
-  publish:
-    name: Release build and publish
+  build:
+    name: Build release
     runs-on: macOS-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 21
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - name: Build release
+        run: ./gradlew build
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: 21
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       - name: Publish to MavenCentral
         run: ./gradlew publishToMavenCentral --no-configuration-cache
         env:
@@ -25,3 +44,4 @@
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyId: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}
+