diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-commit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02644bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-commit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Continuous Integration (Commit)
+on:
+  push:
+# run per commit ci checks against this commit
+jobs:
+  proto-lint:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/proto.yml
+  golangci-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          reporter: github-pr-review
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa9ea76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Continuous Integration (Default Checks)
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repo from current commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.18'
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+      - name: build application
+        run: make build
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repo from current commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.18'
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+      - name: run unit tests
+        run: make test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96152e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-master.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Continuous Integration (Kava Master)
+on:
+  push:
+    # run CI on any push to the master branch
+    branches:
+      - master
+jobs:
+  # run per commit ci checks against master branch
+  commit-checks:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-commit.yml
+  # run default ci checks against master branch
+  default-checks:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
+  # build and upload versions of kava for use on internal infrastructure
+  # configurations for databases, cpu architectures and operating systems
+  publish-internal:
+    # only run if all checks pass
+    needs: [commit-checks, default-checks]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: set build tag
+        run: echo "BUILD_TAG=$(date +%s)-$(git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c 1-8)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: build rocksdb dependency
+        run:  bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/install-rocksdb.sh
+        env:
+          ROCKSDB_VERSION: v7.7.3
+      - name: Build and upload release artifacts
+        run:  bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/publish-internal-release-artifacts.sh
+        env:
+          BUILD_TAG: ${{ env.BUILD_TAG }}
+          AWS_REGION: us-east-1
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CI_AWS_KEY_ID }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CI_AWS_KEY_SECRET }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e947eff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: Continuous Integration (PR)
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    # run CI on pull requests to master or a release branch
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 'releases/**'
+# run default ci checks against current PR
+jobs:
+  default:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b9662332..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-name: Continuous Integration
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    # run CI on pull requests to master or a release branch
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - 'releases/**'
-  push:
-    # run CI on any push to the master branch
-    branches:
-      - master
-# concurrently lint, build, and run tests against kava based off current commit
-jobs:
-  golangci-lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v1
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-          reporter: github-pr-review
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout repo from current commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
-      - name: build application
-        run: make build
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout repo from current commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
-      - name: run unit tests
-        run: make test
-  # only run on merges to master
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref_name == 'master'
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout repo from current commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.18'
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
-      - name: build application
-        run: make build
-      - name: run unit tests
-        run: make test
-      - name: set build tag
-        run: echo "BUILD_TAG=$(date +%s)-$(git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c 1-8)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: build rocksdb dependency
-        run:  bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/install-rocksdb.sh
-        env:
-          ROCKSDB_VERSION: v7.7.3
-      - name: Build and upload release artifacts
-        run:  bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/publish-internal-release-artifacts.sh
-        env:
-          BUILD_TAG: ${{ env.BUILD_TAG }}
-          AWS_REGION: us-east-1
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CI_AWS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CI_AWS_KEY_SECRET }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
index 5bb91f52..9bdc2931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: Protobuf Checks
 
 on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   check-proto: