diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_linters.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
similarity index 85%
rename from .github/workflows/tests_linters.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 440d9aa4f..d730ba077 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_linters.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-name: Tests and Linters 🧪
+name: CI 🧪
 
 on: [ pull_request ]
 
 jobs:
-  tests-and-linters:
+  linters:
     name: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ubuntu-latest"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 20
+    timeout-minutes: 5
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -34,6 +34,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run linters 🖌️
         run: pre-commit run --all-files --verbose
-
-      - name: Run tests 🧪
-        run: pytest -p no:warnings
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09a55c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Integration Tests: 🧪
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+
+jobs:
+  integration-tests:
+    name: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout mava
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+        with:
+          version: "0.4.26"
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: "requirements/requirements**.txt"  # invalidate cache when requirements file changes
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+            python-version: "${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+
+      - name: Install python dependencies 🔧
+        run: uv pip install .[dev]
+        env:
+          UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
+
+      - name: Run integration tests 🧪
+        run: pytest test/integration_test.py -p no:warnings