diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b423f9ec103cbcd7810412051318a46548145066..fc46d5f8b92a155640775b5fb7281de79515d108 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 image: "rust:latest"
 
 stages:
+  - build
   - test
 
 variables:
@@ -11,18 +12,41 @@ cache:
   - .cargo/
   - target/
 
-test:
-  stage: test
+build:
+  stage: build
+  needs: []
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - target/release/gluebuddy
+      - target
     expire_in: 1 day
   script:
     - cargo build --release --locked
+
+test:
+  stage: test
+  needs:
+    - build
+  script:
     - cargo test --release --locked
 
+check:
+  stage: test
+  needs:
+    - build
+  script:
+    - cargo check --all --verbose --release
+
+format:
+  stage: test
+  needs: []
+  before_script:
+    - rustup component add rustfmt
+  script:
+    - cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
 audit:
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   before_script:
     - cargo install cargo-audit
   script:
@@ -31,6 +55,8 @@ audit:
 
 clippy:
   stage: test
+  needs:
+    - build
   before_script:
     - rustup component add clippy
   script: