diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e25dba23..a22bcf13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - run: pip install --user ruff
+    - run: ruff --format=github --ignore=E40,E7,F40,F821,F841
+                --line-length=213 --target-version=py37 .
   build:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -28,10 +35,3 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Test
       run: python -m unittest discover
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - run: pip install --user ruff
-    - run: ruff --format=github --ignore=E40,E7,F40,F821,F841
-                --line-length=213 --target-version=py37 .