diff --git a/.bumpy/empty-ci-setup.md b/.bumpy/empty-ci-setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a845151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpy/empty-ci-setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index e2e876f..86ffe33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
       - run: bun install
+      - run: cd packages/bumpy && bunx varlock load # need ENV types for tsdown config file
       - run: bun run check
-      - run: bun test
+      - run: git config --global user.name "CI" && git config --global user.email "ci@test"
+      - run: bun run test
 
   bumpy-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07ae8e7..f3dfc7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "lint:fix": "oxlint --fix",
     "fmt": "oxfmt",
     "fmt:check": "oxfmt --check",
-    "check": "oxlint && oxfmt --check && bunx tsc -p packages/bumpy --noEmit",
+    "check": "oxlint && oxfmt --check && bun run --filter @varlock/bumpy check",
+    "test": "bun run --filter @varlock/bumpy test",
     "postinstall": "lefthook install"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/bunfig.toml b/packages/bumpy/bunfig.toml
index e70b588..6e8d17b 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/bunfig.toml
+++ b/packages/bumpy/bunfig.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # these global vars will be bundled at build time by tsdown
 # this just injects them for running `bun test` or running the ts code directly via bun
+
 [define]
 "__BUMPY_VERSION__" = "'dev'"
 "__BUMPY_WEBSITE_URL__" = "'https://github.com/dmno-dev/bumpy'"
diff --git a/packages/bumpy/package.json b/packages/bumpy/package.json
index aaef197..d0e88ed 100644
--- a/packages/bumpy/package.json
+++ b/packages/bumpy/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsdown",
+    "check": "bun run tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "devDependencies": {