diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ec490711d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: Build
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    working-directory: exercises
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Check if tests compile cleanly with starter sources
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@387ac29b308b003ca37ba93a6cab5eb57c8f5f93
-        with:
-          java-version: 17
-          distribution: "temurin"
-      - name: Check if tests compile cleanly with starter sources
-        run: ./gradlew compileStarterTestJava --continue
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java.yml b/.github/workflows/java.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..615137164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/java.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Java
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.java"
+      - "**/*.gradle"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Check if tests compile cleanly with starter sources
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@387ac29b308b003ca37ba93a6cab5eb57c8f5f93
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Check if tests compile cleanly with starter sources
+        run: ./gradlew compileStarterTestJava --continue
+        working-directory: exercises
+
+  lint:
+    name: Lint Java files using Checkstyle
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@387ac29b308b003ca37ba93a6cab5eb57c8f5f93
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Run checkstyle
+        run: ./gradlew check --exclude-task test --continue
+        working-directory: exercises
+
+  test:
+    name: Test all exercises using java-test-runner
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - name: Test all exercises using java-test-runner
+        run: bin/test-with-test-runner
+      - name: Archive test results
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8
+        with:
+          name: test-results
+          path: exercises/**/build/results.json
+        if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b55492d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-name: Lint
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  java:
-    name: Lint Java files using Checkstyle
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@387ac29b308b003ca37ba93a6cab5eb57c8f5f93
-        with:
-          java-version: 17
-          distribution: "temurin"
-      - name: Run checkstyle
-        run: ./gradlew check --exclude-task test --continue
-        working-directory: exercises
-
-  markdown:
-    name: Lint Markdown files
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      - name: Lint markdown
-        uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@510b996878fc0d1a46c8a04ec86b06dbfba09de7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c195f7613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Markdown
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.md"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint Markdown files
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - name: Lint markdown
+        uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@510b996878fc0d1a46c8a04ec86b06dbfba09de7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dc26d9d5d..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Test
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    name: Test all exercises using java-test-runner
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      - name: Test all exercises using java-test-runner
-        run: bin/test-with-test-runner
-      - name: Archive test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8
-        with:
-          name: test-results
-          path: exercises/**/build/results.json
-        if: failure()