diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 19369ea2f..0f29fda3b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -111,24 +111,24 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
-      - release-maven-publish:
-          context:
-            - hypertrace-publishing
-            - maven-central-publish
-          requires:
-            - build
-            - muzzle
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore: /.*/
-            tags:
-              only: /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/
-      - release-github-publish:
-          context: hypertrace-publishing
-          requires:
-            - release-maven-publish
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              ignore: /.*/
-            tags:
-              only: /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/
+#      - release-maven-publish:
+#          context:
+#            - hypertrace-publishing
+#            - maven-central-publish
+#          requires:
+#            - build
+#            - muzzle
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              ignore: /.*/
+#            tags:
+#              only: /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/
+#      - release-github-publish:
+#          context: hypertrace-publishing
+#          requires:
+#            - release-maven-publish
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              ignore: /.*/
+#            tags:
+#              only: /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77ead47d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/README.md'
+      - 'smoke-tests/matrix'
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      # Set fetch-depth: 0 to fetch commit history and tags for use in version calculation
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: create checksum file
+        uses: hypertrace/github-actions/checksum@main
+
+      - name: Cache packages
+        id: cache-packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle
+          key: gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/checksum.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: build
+        run: make build
+        env:
+          JVM_OPTS: -Xmx1g
+          TERM: dumb
+  muzzle:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: create checksum file
+        uses: hypertrace/github-actions/checksum@main
+
+      - name: Cache packages
+        id: cache-packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle
+          key: gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/checksum.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: muzzle
+        run: make muzzle
+        env:
+          JVM_OPTS: -Xmx1g
+          TERM: dumb
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f0de0473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: release
+on:
+  create:
+    tags:
+      - ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      # Set fetch-depth: 0 to fetch commit history and tags for use in version calculation
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: create checksum file
+        uses: hypertrace/github-actions/checksum@main
+
+      - name: Cache packages
+        id: cache-packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle
+          key: gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('**/checksum.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}
+            gradle-packages-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: build
+        run: make build
+        env:
+          JVM_OPTS: -Xmx1g
+          TERM: dumb
+
+      - name: publish to maven
+        run: ./gradlew publish closeAndReleaseRepository
+        env:
+          JVM_OPTS: -Xmx1g
+          TERM: dumb
+
+      - name: Set release version env
+        run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Create github release
+        uses: fnkr/github-action-ghr@v1
+        run: ls ./javaagent/build/libs && ghr -t ${GITHUB_TOKEN} -u hypertrace -r javaagent -n "Release ${RELEASE_VERSION}" -b "..." --soft ${RELEASE_VERSION} ./artifacts/
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/pr-test.yml
rename to .github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
index 78d6be39b..482c65b64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test
+name: smoke-test
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
         run: make smoke-test
         env: 
           JVM_OPTS: -Xmx1g
-          TERM: dumb
\ No newline at end of file
+          TERM: dumb