diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-crate.yml b/.github/workflows/build-crate.yml
index 511ad101f..e14a647ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-crate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-crate.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,25 @@ jobs:
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
       - name: Fmt
-        run: cargo fmt -- --files-with-diff --check
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --files-with-diff --check
 
       - name: Clippy
-        run: cargo clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-features --all-targets
 
-      - name: Tests
-        run: cargo test && cargo test --release
+      - name: Tests (debug)
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-features
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --release
+      - name: Tests (release)
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-features --release
+
+      - name: Build (release)
+        run: cargo build --workspace --all-features --release
+
+      - name: Install cargo-workspaces
+        run: cargo install cargo-workspaces --locked
+
+      - name: Publish (dry run)
+        run: cargo ws publish --publish-as-is --dry-run
 
       - name: Upload crate artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -44,6 +53,4 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.cargo_registry_token }}
-        run: |
-          cargo install cargo-workspaces --locked
-          cargo ws publish --publish-as-is
+        run: cargo ws publish --publish-as-is
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index abb867537..62fa6e37c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -216,23 +216,6 @@ jobs:
           python wheel/generate_type_stubs.py
           git diff --exit-code
 
-  build-tools:
-    name: build chia-tools
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Clean workspace
-        uses: Chia-Network/actions/clean-workspace@main
-
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: cargo build
-        run: |
-          cd crates/chia-tools
-          cargo build
-
   build-sdist:
     name: sdist - ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.python.major-dot-minor }} ${{ matrix.arch.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.runs-on[matrix.arch.matrix] }}