diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df233fa59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+name: Linting
+
+# Trigger on pull requests and pushes to master branch where Go-related files
+# have been changed.
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+    - "go.mod"
+    - "go.sum"
+    - "**.go"
+    - ".github/workflows/lint.yml"
+    - "tools/e2e-output.txt"
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - "go.mod"
+    - "go.sum"
+    - "**.go"
+    - ".github/workflows/lint.yml"
+    - "tools/e2e-output.txt"
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+env:
+  PROMU_VER: '0.13.0'
+  PROMTOOL_VER: '2.32.1'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.17.5'
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: make test
+
+      - name: Install e2e deps
+        run: |
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$($Env:PROMU_VER)/promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -OutFile promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip
+          Expand-Archive -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -DestinationPath .
+          Copy-Item -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64\promu.exe -Destination "$(go env GOPATH)\bin"
+
+          go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.2.0
+          # GOPATH\bin dir must be appended to PATH else the `promu` command won't be found
+          echo "$(go env GOPATH)\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+      - name: e2e Test
+        run: make e2e-test
+
+  promtool:
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.17.5'
+
+      - name: Install promtool
+        run: |
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER)/prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip -OutFile prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip
+          Expand-Archive -Path prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip -DestinationPath .
+          Copy-Item -Path prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64\promtool.exe -Destination "$(go env GOPATH)\bin"
+
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/v$($Env:PROMU_VER)/promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -OutFile promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip
+          Expand-Archive -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -DestinationPath .
+          Copy-Item -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64\promu.exe -Destination "$(go env GOPATH)\bin"
+
+          # No binaries available so build from source
+          go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.2.0
+          # GOPATH\bin dir must be appended to PATH else the `promu` command won't be found
+          echo "$(go env GOPATH)\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+      - name: Promtool
+        run: make promtool
+
+  lint:
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      # `gofmt` linter run by golangci-lint fails on CRLF line endings (the default for Windows)
+      - name: Set git to use LF
+        run: |
+          git config --global core.autocrlf false
+          git config --global core.eol lf
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.17.5'
+
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          version: v1.45.2
+          args: "--timeout=5m"
+
+      # golangci-lint action doesn't always provide helpful output, so re-run without the action for
+      # better output of the problem.
+      # The cache from the golangci-lint step is re-used here, so this step should finish quickly.
+      - name: errors
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        run: golangci-lint run --timeout=5m -c .golangci.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 51%
rename from .github/workflows/ci.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index 59bb0479c..017b026a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-name: windows_exporter CI/CD
+name: Releases
 
-# Trigger on pull requests, releases and pushes to master branch.
-# Deployments will only occur for releases (see `if` clauses in the build job).
+# Trigger on releases.
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
   release:
     types:
       - published
@@ -17,104 +10,13 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write
   packages: write
-  
+
 env:
-  PROMU_VER: 'v0.13.0'
+  PROMU_VER: '0.13.0'
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-        with:
-          go-version: '^1.17.5'
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: make test
-
-      - name: Install e2e deps
-        run: |
-          go install "github.com/prometheus/promu@$($Env:PROMU_VER)"
-          go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.2.0
-          # GOPATH\bin dir must be appended to PATH else the `promu` command won't be found
-          echo "$(go env GOPATH)\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-
-      - name: e2e Test
-        run: make e2e-test
-
-  promtool:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-    env:
-      PROMTOOL_VER: '2.32.1'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-        with:
-          go-version: '^1.17.5'
-
-      - name: Install promtool
-        run: |
-          # promtool brings in a lot of dependencies, slowing down compilation via `go get` and `go install`, so
-          # download the binary directly and extract.
-          # go get github.com/prometheus/prometheus/cmd/promtool@main
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER)/prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip -OutFile prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip
-          Expand-Archive -Path prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64.zip -DestinationPath .
-          Copy-Item -Path prometheus-$($Env:PROMTOOL_VER).windows-amd64\promtool.exe -Destination "$(go env GOPATH)\bin"
-
-          go install "github.com/prometheus/promu@$($Env:PROMU_VER)"
-          go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.2.0
-          # GOPATH\bin dir must be appended to PATH else the `promu` command won't be found
-          echo "$(go env GOPATH)\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-
-      - name: Promtool
-        run: make promtool
-
-  lint:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
-    steps:
-      # `gofmt` linter run by golangci-lint fails on CRLF line endings (the default for Windows)
-      - name: Set git to use LF
-        run: |
-          git config --global core.autocrlf false
-          git config --global core.eol lf
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
-        with:
-          go-version: '^1.17.5'
-
-      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
-        with:
-          version: v1.45.2
-          args: "--timeout=5m"
-
-      # golangci-lint action doesn't always provide helpful output, so re-run without the action for
-      # better output of the problem.
-      # The cache from the golangci-lint step is re-used here, so this step should finish quickly.
-      - name: errors
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
-        run: golangci-lint run --timeout=5m -c .golangci.yaml
-
-  codespell:
-    name: Check for spelling errors
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
-        with:
-          check_filenames: true
-          # When using this Action in other repos, the --skip option below can be removed
-          skip: ./.git,go.mod,go.sum
-          ignore_words_list: calle
-
   build:
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    needs:
-      - test
-      - lint
-      - codespell
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -128,7 +30,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Build deps
         run: |
           dotnet tool install --global GitVersion.Tool --version 5.*
-          go install "github.com/prometheus/promu@$($Env:PROMU_VER)"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/prometheus/promu/releases/download/$($Env:PROMU_VER)/promu-v$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -OutFile promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip
+          Expand-Archive -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64.zip -DestinationPath .
+          Copy-Item -Path promu-$($Env:PROMU_VER).windows-amd64\promu.exe -Destination "$(go env GOPATH)\bin"
+
+          # No binaries available so build from source
           go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.4.0
           # GOPATH\bin dir must be added to PATH else the `promu` and `goversioninfo` commands won't be found
           echo "$(go env GOPATH)\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a31ee6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Spell checking
+
+# Trigger on pull requests, and pushes to master branch.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+env:
+  PROMU_VER: 'v0.13.0'
+
+jobs:
+  codespell:
+    name: Check for spelling errors
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
+        with:
+          check_filenames: true
+          # When using this Action in other repos, the --skip option below can be removed
+          skip: ./.git,go.mod,go.sum
+          ignore_words_list: calle