try single workflow with conditional job

.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
    workflow_call:
    push:
       branches:
-         - master
+         - whatever
       # paths:
       #    - "!*"
       #    - "Directory.Build.props"

.github/workflows/build-test-publish-package.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Build and Publish NuGet Package
 on:
    push:
       branches:
-         - master
+         - whatever
       # paths:
       #    - "Directory.Build.props"
 

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Build and Publish NuGet Package
+
+on:
+   push:
+      branches:
+         - master
+      # paths:
+      #    - "Directory.Build.props"
+
+jobs:
+   # Based on the example from https://how.wtf/run-workflow-step-or-job-based-on-file-changes-github-actions.html
+   changes:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      outputs:
+         version-changed: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.changed }}
+      steps:
+         - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+         - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
+           id: changes
+           with:
+              filters: |
+                 changed:
+                    - "Directory.Build.props"
+
+   build-and-test:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+         - name: Checkout code
+           uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+         - name: Setup .NET Core
+           uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+           with:
+              dotnet-version: 7.0.401
+
+         - name: Restore NuGet packages
+           run: dotnet restore
+
+         - name: Build
+           run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore
+
+         - name: Test (this will run for several minutes)
+           run: dotnet test  --configuration Release --no-restore --no-build --verbosity normal
+
+   deploy:
+      needs: 
+         - changes
+         - build-and-test
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.version-changed == 'true' }}}
+      # if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event.head_commit.modified || contains('Directory.Build.props') }}
+      steps:
+         - name: Publish NuGet package
+           run: dotnet nuget push Faker/bin/Release/RimuTec.Faker.*.nupkg --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json