diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3d8a07666bf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: rust-build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '*.md'
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-repo:
+    name: Build repository
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - name: Install WASM target
+        run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f1f6b18d9a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nightly-2022-08-12