diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..075354765b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - '*.yml'
+    branches:
+      - series/7.x
+
+jobs:
+  scala-2_12:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Launch elastic docker
+        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.25
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: sbt ++2.12.20 test
+
+  scala-2_13:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Launch elastic docker
+        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.25
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: sbt ++2.13.15 test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f708a6c28..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-name: master
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'doc/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '*.md'
-      - '*.yml'
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - release/*
-
-jobs:
-  scala-2_12:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: 11
-
-      - name: Launch elastic docker
-        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.1
-
-      - name: run tests
-        run: sbt ++2.12.12 test
-
-      - name: Import GPG key
-        id: import_gpg
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v3
-        with:
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          passphrase: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
-
-      - name: GPG user IDs
-        run: |
-          echo "fingerprint: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}"
-          echo "keyid:       ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.keyid }}"
-          echo "name:        ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.name }}"
-          echo "email:       ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.email }}"
-
-      - name: publish snapshot
-        run: sbt ++2.12.12 publish
-        env:
-          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-
-  scala-2_13:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: 11
-
-      - name: Launch elastic docker
-        run: docker run -d -it -p 39227:9200 -p 39337:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -v /home/runner/work/elastic4s/elastic4s/elastic4s-tests/src/test/resources/elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.17.1
-
-      - name: run tests
-        run: sbt ++2.13.4 test
-
-      - name: Import GPG key
-        id: import_gpg
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v3
-        with:
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          passphrase: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
-
-      - name: GPG user IDs
-        run: |
-          echo "fingerprint: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}"
-          echo "keyid:       ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.keyid }}"
-          echo "name:        ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.name }}"
-          echo "email:       ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.email }}"
-
-      - name: publish snapshot
-        run: sbt ++2.13.4 publish
-        env:
-          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}