diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..190aa6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: "Build"
+
+on:
+  workflow_call: # allows to be invoked as part of a larger workflow
+
+env:
+  solution: Microsoft.DurableTask.sln
+  config: Release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+      with:
+        global-json-file: global.json
+
+    - name: Restore dependencies
+      run: dotnet restore $solution
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: dotnet build $solution --configuration $config --no-restore -p:FileVersionRevision=$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER -p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true
+
+    - name: Upload artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: built-code
+        path: ./
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeQL.yml b/.github/workflows/codeQL.yml
index c72b425f..38e59b28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeQL.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeQL.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    branches: [ "main", "*" ] # TODO: remove "*" post approval
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main"]
+    branches: [ "main", "*"] # TODO: remove "*" post approval
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 1' # Weekly Monday run, needed for weekly reports
   workflow_call: # allows to be invoked as part of a larger workflow
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
 
     steps:
-    # - name: Checkout repository
-    #   uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Download built-code
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v2