diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2ef43ed5..6846d4b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,22 +10,19 @@ on:
   merge_group:
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build and Lint
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read # For checkout
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -45,24 +42,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run type check
         run: npm run typecheck
 
-      - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
-        with:
-          name: build-artifacts-${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          path: |
-            packages/*/dist
-            package-lock.json # Only upload dist and lockfile
   test:
     name: Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build # This job depends on the 'build' job
+    needs: lint
     permissions:
       contents: read
       checks: write
       pull-requests: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x] # Should match the build job's matrix
+        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
@@ -73,16 +63,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: 'npm'
 
-      - name: Download build artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4
-        with:
-          name: build-artifacts-${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          path: . # Download to the root, this will include package-lock.json and packages/*/dist
-
-      # Restore/create package structure for dist folders if necessary.
-      # The download-artifact action with path: . should place them correctly if the
-      # upload paths were relative to the workspace root.
-      # Example: if uploaded `packages/cli/dist`, it will be at `./packages/cli/dist`.
+      - name: Build project
+        run: npm run build
 
       - name: Install dependencies for testing
         run: npm ci # Install fresh dependencies using the downloaded package-lock.json
@@ -92,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish Test Report (for non-forks)
         if: always() && (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
-        uses: dorny/test-reporter@890a17cecf52a379fc869ab770a71657660be727 # v2
+        uses: dorny/test-reporter@dc3a92680fcc15842eef52e8c4606ea7ce6bd3f3 # v2
         with:
           name: Test Results (Node ${{ matrix.node-version }})
           path: packages/*/junit.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 745627a1..d710845d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         sandbox: [sandbox:none, sandbox:docker]
+        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
+      - name: Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20.x
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..209e3ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+20