diff --git a/.github/workflows/format_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/format_and_test.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/build.yaml
index 2683797..0957cef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-name: lint and test
+name: build
+# lint and run unit tests
 
 on: [push]
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
           options: "--check --verbose --color"
           jupyter: false
 
-  build:
+  test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: lint
     strategy:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9f57be..12f2139 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[![build](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/format_and_test.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/format_and_test.yaml)
+[![build](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/build.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/build.yaml)
 [![pages](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/pages.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/edwinnglabs/karpiu/actions/workflows/pages.yaml)
 # Karpiu