diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aec44f64a..296b98016 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * 0 ' # weekly
 
+# Environment variables
+env:
+  # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+
 # Multiple job to tests
 jobs:
   # Test the compilation
@@ -24,8 +29,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependency
         run: source ./.github/workflows/install_dependency.sh 
 
-      - name: Compile OpenFPGA
-        uses: nicledomaS/cmake_build_action@v1
-        with:
-          submodule_update: OFF
-          cmake_args: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release;-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-8;-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-8;
+      - name: Create CMake build environment
+        # Some projects don't allow in-source building, so create a separate build directory
+        # We'll use this as our working directory for all subsequent commands
+        run: cmake -E make_directory ${{runner.workspace}}/build
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        # Use a bash shell so we can use the same syntax for environment variable
+        # access regardless of the host operating system
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
+        # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source 
+        # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.  
+        # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
+        run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE
+
+      - name: Build
+        working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
+        shell: bash
+        # Execute the build.  You can specify a specific target with "--target <NAME>"
+        run: cmake --build . --config $BUILD_TYPE