diff --git a/.github/workflows/amazon_linux_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/amazon_linux_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe1051a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/amazon_linux_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: AmazonLinux
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ opened, reopened, synchronize ]
+
+jobs:
+  builds:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # amazonlinux 2 is end-of-life 2025-06
+        os: [ 'amazonlinux:2', 'amazonlinux:2023' ]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: |
+        yum install -y gcc make gzip tar openssl-devel libevent-devel
+    # Delay checkout until after dependencies have been installed. Amazon linux is very minimal and lacks basic stuff by default.
+    # use v3 of checkout until the weird container, nodejs, glibc issue is fixed
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Configure
+      run: ./configure
+
+    - name: Compile
+      run: make
+
+    - name: Unit Test
+      run: make check
+
+    - name: Integration Test
+      working-directory: examples
+      run: ./run_tests.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_tests.yml
similarity index 87%
rename from .github/workflows/tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ubuntu_tests.yml
index 99ace59c3..5cc7fef84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: C/C++ CI
+name: Ubuntu
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ 'ubuntu:16.04', 'ubuntu:18.04', 'ubuntu:20.04', 'ubuntu:22.04' ]
+        os: [  'ubuntu:16.04', 'ubuntu:18.04', 'ubuntu:20.04', 'ubuntu:22.04' ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps: