diff --git a/.github/actions/build-unclog/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-unclog/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4770a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/build-unclog/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: build-unclog
+description: builds the unclog binary from source
+
+inputs:
+  artifact-name:
+    required: false
+    type: string
+outputs:
+  artifact-name:
+    description: "name of uploaded artifact"
+    value: ${{ steps.artifact-namer.outputs.artifact-name }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+  - name: Set up Go
+    uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+    with:
+      go-version: '1.22'
+
+  - name: Build
+    run: go build -o unclog -v .
+
+  - name: Default binary name
+    if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name != '' }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME={{ $inputs.artifact-name }}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
+  - name: Scoped name in PR
+    if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name == '' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME=unclog-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+  - name: Scoped name on push
+    if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name == '' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME=unclog-${GITHUB_SHA}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
+  - name: Set artifact-name output parameter
+    id: artifact-namer
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      echo "artifact-name=${UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  - name: Upload unclog binary
+    uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    with:
+      name: ${{ steps.artifact-namer.outputs.artifact-name }}
+      path: unclog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-unclog.yml b/.github/workflows/build-unclog.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ebbadfb..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-unclog.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-name: build-unclog
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      artifact-name:
-        required: false
-        type: string 
-    outputs:
-      artifact-name:
-        description: "name of uploaded artifact"
-        value: ${{ jobs.build_unclog.outputs.artifact-name}}
-
-jobs:
-  build-unclog:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      artifact-name: ${{ steps.artifact-namer.outputs.artifact-name }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with:
-        go-version: '1.22'
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: go build -o unclog -v .
-
-    - name: Default binary name
-      if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name != '' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME={{ $inputs.artifact-name }}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
-    - name: Scoped name in PR
-      if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name == '' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME=unclog-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-    - name: Scoped name on push
-      if: ${{ inputs.artifact-name == '' && github.event_name == 'push' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME=unclog-${GITHUB_SHA}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
-    - name: Set artifact-name output parameter
-      id: artifact-namer
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "artifact-name=${UNCLOG_BINARY_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Upload unclog binary
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: ${{ steps.artifact-namer.outputs.artifact-name}}
-        path: unclog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood.yml
index 194cf63..72a51d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       artifact-name: ${{ steps.unclog-build.outputs.artifact-name }}
     steps:
 
+    - name: Checkout source code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Run unclog build
       id: unclog-build
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/build-unclog.yml
+      uses: ./.github/actions/build-unclog
 
   run-changelog-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -24,15 +27,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Download changelog check binary
         id: unclog-download
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.build-unclog.outputs.artifact-name }}
 
-      - name: Checkout source code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Get new changelog files
         id: new-changelog-files
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45