diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index dc120cf3..9f81d3bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Lint:
-    name: lint
+    name: Lint - golangci-lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           version: v1.54
 
   Tests:
-    needs: [Lint]
+    name: Tests - Executing unit tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
           make test
 
   Build:
-    needs: [Tests]
+    needs: [Tests, Lint]
+    name: Build - Building and publishig Docker images
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       oauth2proxyPRTag: ${{ steps.setVariables.outputs.prTag }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40a23ed6..c9c1433e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ verify-generate: generate
 	git diff --exit-code
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: lint
+test:
 	GO111MODULE=on $(GO) test $(TESTCOVER) -v ./...
 
 .PHONY: release
-release: validate-go-version lint test
+release: validate-go-version test
 	BINARY=${BINARY} VERSION=${VERSION} ./dist.sh
 
 .PHONY: validate-go-version