diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
index f7c8b29..0c64943 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/bin
             /tmp/zig
-          key: cargo-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }} 
+          key: cargo-tools-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            cargo-tools-
 
       - name: 🦀 Install Rust toolchain
         uses: https://github.com/actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -39,9 +41,31 @@ jobs:
           tar -Jxf zig-linux-x86_64.tar.xz -C /tmp/zig --strip-components=1
           cargo install cargo-zigbuild
 
+  cargo-test:
+    name: 🧪 Run Cargo Tests
+    needs: setup
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 📥 Checkout source
+        uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 🗄️ Restore Cargo cache
+        uses: https://github.com/actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            cargo-
+
+      - name: 🚀 Run tests
+        run: cargo test --release
+
   build:
     name: 🏗️ Build ${{ matrix.target }}
-    needs: setup
+    needs: [setup, cargo-test]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -71,7 +95,9 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/bin
             /tmp/zig
-          key: cargo-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: cargo-tools-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            cargo-tools-
 
       - name: 📍 Add Zig to PATH
         run: echo "/tmp/zig" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -90,9 +116,9 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ~/.cargo/git
             target
-          key: cargo-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            cargo-${{ matrix.target }}-
+            cargo-
 
       - name: 🚀 Build release binary
         run: cargo zigbuild --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release