diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d1c269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+name: Publish bdk-jvm to Maven Central
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
+#on:
+#  release:
+#    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  build-jvm-macOS-M1-native-lib:
+    name: Create M1 and x86_64 JVM native binaries
+    runs-on: macos-12
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout publishing branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
+        run: |
+          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
+          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
+
+      - name: Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            ./bdk-ffi/target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml','**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Install aarch64 Rust target
+        run: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
+
+      - name: Build bdk-jvm library
+        run: ./gradlew :jvm:buildJvmLib
+
+      # build aarch64 + x86_64 native libraries and upload
+      - name: Upload macOS native libraries for reuse in publishing job
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          # name: no name is required because we upload the entire directory
+          # the default name "artifact" will be used
+          path: /Users/runner/work/bdk-kotlin/bdk-kotlin/jvm/src/main/resources/
+
+  build-jvm-full-library:
+    name: Create full bdk-jvm library
+    needs: [build-jvm-macOS-M1-native-lib]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout publishing branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
+        run: |
+          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
+          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
+
+      - name: Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            ./bdk-ffi/target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml','**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Build bdk-jvm library
+        run: ./gradlew :jvm:buildJvmLib
+
+      - name: Download macOS native libraries from previous job
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        id: download
+        with:
+          # download the artifact created in the prior job (named "artifact")
+          name: artifact
+          path: ./jvm/src/main/resources/
+
+      - name: Upload everything in jvm/src/
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: final-src-directory
+          path: /home/runner/work/bdk-kotlin/bdk-kotlin/jvm/
+
+      - name: Publish to MavenLocal
+        run: ./gradlew :jvm:publishToMavenLocal --exclude-task signMavenPublication
+
+      # Copy/paste this artifact in your local Maven repository at ~/.m2/repository/
+      - name: Upload library from MavenLocal
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: mavenlocal-bdk-jvm-artifact
+          path: ~/.m2/repository/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from .github/workflows/test.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/test-android.yaml
index 0e214b9..833b014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-name: Tests
-
+name: Test Android
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
@@ -49,9 +48,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Android tests
         run: ./gradlew :android:test --console=rich
-
-      - name: Build bdk-jvm library
-        run: ./gradlew :jvm:buildJvmLib
-
-      - name: Run JVM tests
-        run: ./gradlew :jvm:test --console=rich
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821cb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-jvm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Test JVM
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out PR branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Update bdk-ffi git submodule
+        run: |
+          git submodule set-url bdk-ffi https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi.git
+          git submodule update --init bdk-ffi
+
+      - name: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            bdk-ffi/target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml','**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Build bdk-jvm library
+        run: ./gradlew :jvm:buildJvmLib
+
+      - name: Run JVM tests
+        run: ./gradlew :jvm:test --console=rich