diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c09bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: 
+      - Run Tests
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    outputs:
+      nodeVersion: ${{ steps.bump_version.outputs.version }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [16.x]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        cache: 'yarn'
+    - name: build
+      id: build
+      run: |
+        yarn --frozen-lockfile
+        yarn build:cache
+        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+        git add -A
+        git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m "updating cache"
+        git push
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ex1.yml b/.github/workflows/ex1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e7e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ex1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: EXone
+
+on: 
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  job-1:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - run: echo 'hello'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ex2.yml b/.github/workflows/ex2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3fd4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ex2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: EXtwo
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["EXone"]
+    types: [completed]
+    branches:
+      - 'rileyhilliard/**'
+
+jobs:
+  job2:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - run: echo ' world'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47bd8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [Bump Version]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [16.x]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: draft release
+      id: draft_release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }}
+        release_name: Release ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }}
+        body: |
+          Releasing version ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }} to NPM
+        draft: true # Once tested this can be switched to false to immediately release to NPM
+        prerelease: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npmtestpullrequest.yml b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/npmtestpullrequest.yml
rename to .github/workflows/runtests.yml
index 3ab6608..c725baa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npmtestpullrequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Tests
+name: Run Tests
 
 on: [pull_request]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/versionbump.yml b/.github/workflows/versionbump.yml
index 9c9ccfd..954f864 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versionbump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versionbump.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-name: Bump NPM Version and draft release
+name: Bump Version
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    # file paths to consider in the event. Optional; defaults to all.
-    paths:
-      - 'gifs.json'
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: 
+      - Build
+    types:
+      - completed
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  bump:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -20,25 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [16.x]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-    - name: yarn test
-      run: |
-        yarn
-        yarn test
-      env:
-        CI: true
-    - name: update cache
-      run: |
-        yarn build:cache
-        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git add -A
-        git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m "updating cache"
-        git push
+        cache: 'yarn'
     - name: bump version
       id: bump_version
       run: |
@@ -47,22 +32,3 @@ jobs:
         echo "::set-output name=version::$(echo $(node -p "require('./package.json').version.trim()"))"
         yarn version --patch
         git push
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-    steps:
-    - name: draft release
-      id: draft_release
-      uses: actions/create-release@v1
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
-      with:
-        tag_name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-        release_name: Release ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-        body: |
-          Releasing version ${{ needs.build.outputs.nodeVersion }} to NPM
-        draft: true # Once tested this can be switched to false to immediately release to NPM
-        prerelease: false