diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 456eef8..c3593a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,34 @@ name: bld-ci
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
-env:
-  KOTLIN_HOME: /usr/share/kotlinc
-
 jobs:
   build-bld-project:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java-version: [17, 21, 24]
+        kotlin-version: [1.9.25, 2.0.21, 2.1.20]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "zulu"
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+
+      - name: Download dependencies
+        run: ./bld download
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: ./bld compile test
+
+  build-bld-examples:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java-version: [17, 21, 24]
@@ -33,10 +56,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests [examples]
         working-directory: examples
-        run: ./bld compile test
-
-      - name: Download dependencies
-        run: ./bld download
-
-      - name: Run tests
         run: ./bld compile test
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