diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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index eab5322fa8d..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
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@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-name: build
-
-on:
-   push:
-      paths-ignore:
-         - 'doc/**'
-         - 'documentation/**'
-         - '*.md'
-         - '*.yml'
-      branches:
-         - release/*
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-   linux:
-      if: github.repository == 'kotest/kotest'
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      strategy:
-         fail-fast: false
-         matrix:
-            target:
-               - jvmTest
-               - jsTest
-               - linuxX64Test
-               - :kotest-framework:kotest-framework-multiplatform-plugin-gradle:test
-      steps:
-         -  name: Checkout the repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            with:
-               fetch-depth: 0
-
-         -  name: Setup JDK
-            uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-            with:
-               distribution: 'adopt'
-               java-version: '8'
-
-         -  uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-
-         -  name: Run tests
-            run: ./gradlew ${{ matrix.target }} --scan
-
-         -  name: Bundle the build report
-            if: failure()
-            run: find . -type d -name 'reports' | zip -@ -r build-reports.zip
-
-         -  name: Upload the build report
-            if: failure()
-            uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-            with:
-               name: error-report
-               path: build-reports.zip
-
-   macos:
-      if: github.repository == 'kotest/kotest'
-      runs-on: macos-latest
-      strategy:
-         matrix:
-            target:
-               - macosX64Test
-               - macosArm64Test
-               - iosX64Test
-               - iosSimulatorArm64Test
-               - iosArm64TestKlibrary
-               - iosArm32TestKlibrary
-               - tvosX64Test
-               - tvosArm64TestKlibrary
-               - watchosArm32TestKlibrary
-               - watchosArm64TestKlibrary
-               - watchosX86Test
-               - watchosX64Test
-      steps:
-         -  name: Checkout the repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            with:
-               fetch-depth: 0
-
-         -  name: Setup JDK
-            uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-            with:
-               distribution: 'adopt'
-               java-version: '8'
-
-         -  uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-
-         -  name: Run tests
-            run: ./gradlew ${{ matrix.target }} --scan
-
-         -  name: Bundle the build report
-            if: failure()
-            run: find . -type d -name 'reports' | zip -@ -r build-reports.zip
-
-         -  name: Upload the build report
-            if: failure()
-            uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-            with:
-               name: error-report
-               path: build-reports.zip
-
-   windows:
-      if: github.repository == 'kotest/kotest'
-      runs-on: windows-latest
-      steps:
-         -  name: Checkout the repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@v3
-            with:
-               fetch-depth: 0
-
-         -  name: Setup JDK
-            uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-            with:
-               distribution: 'adopt'
-               java-version: '8'
-
-         -  uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-
-         -  name: Run tests
-            run: ./gradlew mingwX64Test --scan
-
-         -  name: Bundle the build report
-            if: failure()
-            run: find . -type d -name 'reports' | zip -@ -r build-reports.zip
-
-         -  name: Upload the build report
-            if: failure()
-            uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-            with:
-               name: error-report
-               path: build-reports.zip
-
-
-env:
-   GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.configureondemand=false -Dorg.gradle.parallel=false -Dkotlin.incremental=false -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx3g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=756m -XX:MaxPermSize=2048m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"