diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tag-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tag-publish.yml
index cf76c1dc..27244be8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tag-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tag-publish.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   build-gradle-project:
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout project sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74905bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Gradle Build and Test Pull Requests to OpenHouse
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  build-gradle-project:
+    name: Build Latest commit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout project sources using merge commit hash
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          distribution: 'microsoft'
+          java-version: '17'
+
+      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle
+        run: ./gradlew clean build
+
+      - name: Start Docker Containers
+        run: docker compose -f infra/recipes/docker-compose/oh-only/docker-compose.yml up -d --build
+
+      - name: Wait for Docker Containers to start
+        run: sleep 30
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -r scripts/python/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run Integration Tests
+        run: python scripts/python/integration_test.py ./tables-test-fixtures/tables-test-fixtures-iceberg-1.2/src/main/resources/dummy.token
+
+      - name: Stop Docker Containers
+        run: docker compose -f infra/recipes/docker-compose/oh-only/docker-compose.yml down
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