diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a618b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-nodejs/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Setup Node.js Environment
+description: Setup Node.js with caching and dependency installation
+inputs:
+  working-directory:
+    description: The working directory of the application that will use this action
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    # To automatically get bug fixes and new Node.js versions for actions/setup-node,
+    # change this to (see https://github.com/actions/setup-node#usage):
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      with:
+        node-version-file: .node-version
+    - name: Install pnpm
+      shell: bash
+      run: corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
+    - name: Install Node.js dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/javascript.yml b/.github/workflows/javascript.yml
index 07ff0cc..49826fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javascript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javascript.yml
@@ -8,42 +8,54 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
     paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/javascript.yml'
-      - '.node-version'
-      - 'javascript/package.json'
-      - 'javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml'
-      - 'javascript/**/*.js'
+      - .github/workflows/javascript.yml
+      - .node-version
+      - javascript/package.json
+      - javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml
+      - javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+      - javascript/**/*.js
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/javascript.yml'
-      - '.node-version'
-      - 'javascript/package.json'
-      - 'javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml'
-      - 'javascript/**/*.js'
+      - .github/workflows/javascript.yml
+      - .node-version
+      - javascript/package.json
+      - javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml
+      - javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+      - javascript/**/*.js
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+  change-detection:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      javascript-changes: ${{ steps.change-detection.outputs.javascript }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        # https://github.com/actions/setup-node/
-      - name: Set up pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+      - name: Change Detection
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
+        id: change-detection
         with:
-          version: 10
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+          filters: |
+            javascript:
+              - .github/workflows/javascript.yml
+              - .node-version
+              - javascript/package.json
+              - javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml
+              - javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+              - javascript/**/*.js
+  jest:
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: change-detection
+    if: needs.change-detection.outputs.javascript-changes == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
         with:
-          node-version-file: '.node-version'
-          cache: 'pnpm'
-          cache-dependency-path: 'javascript/pnpm-lock.yaml'
-      - name: Install Packages
-        working-directory: ./javascript
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-      - name: Run Jest
+          working-directory: ./javascript
+      - name: Jest
         working-directory: ./javascript
         run: pnpm exec jest
diff --git a/javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index b2a1b32..4fa8bf2 100644
--- a/javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/javascript/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packages:
   - .
 
 allowBuilds:
-  unrs-resolver: set this to true or false
+  unrs-resolver: true
 
 ignoredBuiltDependencies:
   - core-js