diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 200add556775..4c956d501c28 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ jobs:
           key: core-dependencies-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
           paths:
             - node_modules
-            - example/cra-kitchen-sink/node_modules
-            - example/vue-kitchen-sink/node_modules
+            - examples/angular-cli/node_modules
+            - examples/cra-kitchen-sink/node_modules
+            - examples/official-storybook/node_modules
+            - examples/polymer-cli/node_modules
+            - examples/vue-kitchen-sink/node_modules
       - save_cache:
           name: "Cache core dist"
           key: core-dist-{{ .Revision }}
@@ -54,10 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           name: "Restore core dist cache"
           keys:
             - core-dist-{{ .Revision }}
-      - run:
-          name: "Link packages"
-          command: |
-            yarn install
       - run:
           name: Workaround for https://github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer/issues/290
           command: sh ./scripts/workaround-puppeteer-issue-290.sh
@@ -86,6 +85,35 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             cd examples/official-storybook
             yarn build-storybook
+      - run:
+          name: "Visually test storybook"
+          command: |
+            yarn chromatic
+      - run:
+          name: "Run image snapshots"
+          command: yarn test --image
+      - run:
+          name: Integration Test - Kichen sinks
+          command: yarn test --integration
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: integration/__image_snapshots__
+          destination: integration_image_snapshots
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: examples/official-storybook/image-snapshots/__image_snapshots__
+          destination: official_storybook_image_snapshots
+  smoke-tests:
+    <<: *defaults
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - restore_cache:
+          name: "Restore core dependencies cache"
+          keys:
+            - core-dependencies-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
+      - restore_cache:
+          name: "Restore core dist cache"
+          keys:
+            - core-dist-{{ .Revision }}
+
       - run:
           name: "Run react kitchen-sink (smoke test)"
           command: |
@@ -111,22 +139,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             cd examples/official-storybook
             yarn storybook --smoke-test
-      - run:
-          name: "Visually test storybook"
-          command: |
-            yarn chromatic
-      - run:
-          name: "Run image snapshots"
-          command: yarn test --image
-      - run:
-          name: Integration Test - Kichen sinks
-          command: yarn test --integration
-      - store_artifacts:
-          path: integration/__image_snapshots__
-          destination: integration_image_snapshots
-      - store_artifacts:
-          path: examples/official-storybook/image-snapshots/__image_snapshots__
-          destination: official_storybook_image_snapshots
   react-native:
     <<: *defaults
     steps:
@@ -197,10 +209,6 @@ jobs:
           name: "Restore core dist cache"
           keys:
             - core-dist-{{ .Revision }}
-      - run:
-          name: "Link packages"
-          command: |
-            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Lint"
           command: |
@@ -217,10 +225,6 @@ jobs:
           name: "Restore core dist cache"
           keys:
             - core-dist-{{ .Revision }}
-      - run:
-          name: "Link packages"
-          command: |
-            yarn install
       - run:
           name: "Run unit tests"
           command: |
@@ -281,12 +285,16 @@ workflows:
       - example-kitchen-sinks:
           requires:
             - build
+      - smoke-tests:
+          requires:
+            - build
       - react-native:
           requires:
             - build
       - docs
       - lint:
           requires:
+            - docs
             - build
       - unit-test:
           requires:
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fb132d872742..b74442e87233 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16961,3 +16961,5 @@ yn@^2.0.0:
 zone.js@^0.8.20:
   version "0.8.20"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/zone.js/-/zone.js-0.8.20.tgz#a218c48db09464b19ff6fc8f0d4bb5b1046e185d"
+
+