diff --git a/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
index 21e2f4a1..e718b4c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
@@ -14,18 +14,10 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write
 jobs:
   fetch:
-    name: build project
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 180
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        dpdk_sys:
-          - main
-        rust:
-          - stable
-          - pinned
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/dev-env:${{ matrix.dpdk_sys }}-rust-${{ matrix.rust }}
+      image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/dev-env:main-rust-pinned
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -35,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: persist source code
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: source
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}
@@ -43,15 +35,24 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
           compression-level: '0'
   compile:
+    needs:
+      - fetch
     runs-on:
       - lab
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        dpdk_sys:
+          - main
+        rust:
+          - stable
+          - pinned
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/compile-env:${{ matrix.dpdk_sys }}-rust-${{ matrix.rust }}
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-      - name: fetch source
+      - name: build source
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: source
@@ -60,3 +61,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: just cargo test
       - run: just cargo build --release
       - run: just cargo test --release
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dpdk-sys/${{ matrix.dpdk_sys }}/rust/${{ matrix.rust }}/target
+          path: target
+          retention-days: 1
+          compression-level: 6
+          overwrite: false