diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test-release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
similarity index 52%
rename from .gitea/workflows/test-release.yaml
rename to .gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index bb0c4f1..6c88614 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test-release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -1,47 +1,22 @@
-name: CI/CD Pipeline
+name: Build Release
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"] # Runs tests on every push to main
-  release:
-    types: [published] # Runs builds only when a release is published
+on: [release]
 
 jobs:
-  # 1. Run tests on every push to main
-  test-backend:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: python:3.14
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: |
-          cd backend
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pytest
+  tests:
+    uses: ./.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
 
-  test-frontend:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: node:alpine
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: |
-          cd frontend
-          npm ci
-          npm test -- run --exclude "**/*.live.test.ts"
-
-  # 2. Build Docker images only on release
   build-docker:
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: read
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         service: [backend, frontend]
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Log in to Registry
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a3595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Test Code
+
+on: [push, workflow_call, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test-backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd backend
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          cd backend
+          pip install pytest pytest-cov
+          pytest
+
+  test-frontend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20.x"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd frontend
+          npm ci
+      - name: Test with NPM
+        run: |
+          cd frontend
+          npm test -- run --exclude "**/*.live.test.ts"