diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
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-name: Go
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
-
-jobs:
-
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-      with:
-        go-version: 1.15
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: go build -x -v -mod=vendor -ldflags "-X main.version=0.0.1" && test $(./tty-share --version) = 0.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yml
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+---
+name: check the code builds
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # build targets
+        include:
+          - goos: linux
+            goarch: amd64
+          - goos: linux
+            goarch: '386'
+          - goos: darwin
+            goarch: amd64
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          lfs: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Golang
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16.13.0
+
+      - name: Build stage
+        env:
+          GOOS: ${{ matrix.goos }}
+          GOARCH: ${{ matrix.goarch }}
+
+        run: |
+          # TODO: figure out how to get go-bindata here
+          # make -C server
+          v=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF} | awk -F/ '{print substr($3,2,10);}')
+          go build -x -v -mod=vendor -ldflags "-X main.version=${v} -w -s" -o "tty-share_${GOOS}-${GOARCH}"
+
+      - name: Upload to artifact storage
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: tty-share_${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          # only meant for sharing with the publish job
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: tty-share_*
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