diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint_build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51267a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Lint & Format
+on: [ pull_request ]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install ruff
+      # Update output format to enable automatic inline annotations.
+      - name: Run Linting & Formatting
+        run: ruff check --exclude legacy/
+      - name: Build release distributions
+        run: |
+          # NOTE: put your own distribution build steps here.
+          python -m pip install build
+          python -m build
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d840ce2..9ff80ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 *.pckl
 *.vscode*
 *outputs*
+dist/*