diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-distributions.yml b/.github/workflows/build-distributions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9a9fe859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-distributions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+name: build distributions
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - master
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12.3"
+  DIST_VERSION: "20240415"
+  DIST_URL: "https://github.com/indygreg/python-build-standalone/releases/download"
+  PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE: "1"
+
+jobs:
+  binaries:
+    name: ${{ matrix.job.target }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        job:
+        - image: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
+          target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        - image: python:alpine
+          target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+        - image: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_aarch64
+          target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          emulation: arm64
+        - image: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_ppc64le
+          target: powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu
+          emulation: ppc64le
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up QEMU
+      if: matrix.job.emulation
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Docker container
+      run: >-
+        docker run --rm -d
+        --name builder
+        --workdir /home
+        --env PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE
+        ${{ matrix.job.image }}
+        sleep infinity
+
+    - name: Set up Alpine
+      if: matrix.job.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-musl'
+      run: >-
+        docker exec builder
+        /bin/ash -c "apk update && apk add curl musl-dev gcc"
+
+    - name: Download distribution
+      run: >-
+        docker exec builder
+        curl -LO
+        ${{ env.DIST_URL }}/${{ env.DIST_VERSION }}/cpython-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}+${{ env.DIST_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.job.target }}-install_only.tar.gz
+
+    - name: Download distribution
+      run: >-
+        docker exec builder
+        /home/python/bin/python -m pip install --no-compile hatch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
index 2033494a8..9225edc1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-hatch.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ on:
     - hatch-v*
     branches:
     - master
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - master
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches:
+  #   - master
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-dev.yml
index ca8671893..6d4929ea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-dev.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - master
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - master
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches:
+  #   - master
 
 concurrency:
   group: docs-deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e85b47c7e..d0ce96d3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - master
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - master
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches:
+  #   - master
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}