diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index 0ebc67e13..b82b545df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -72,21 +72,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: source
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        id: cache
-        with:
-          path: "$HOME/.cache/rebar3/rebar3_${{ matrix.otp }}_plt"
-          key: rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.otp }}
       - name: get_all_deps
         working-directory: source
         env:
           PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-            #DIAGNOSTIC: 1
         run: |
           make ensure-rebar3
           # fetch all deps and compile
-          make ${{ matrix.profile }}
-          make static_checks
+          make ${{ matrix.profile }}-compile
           make test-compile
           cd ..
           zip -ryq source.zip source/* source/.[^.]*
@@ -95,6 +88,34 @@ jobs:
           name: source-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}
           path: source.zip
 
+  static_checks:
+    needs:
+      - build-matrix
+      - prepare
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.build-matrix.outputs.runs-on }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include: ${{ fromJson(needs.build-matrix.outputs.prepare) }}
+    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-ubuntu22.04"
+    steps:
+      - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: source-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}
+          path: .
+      - name: unzip source code
+        run: unzip -o -q source.zip
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: "source/emqx_dialyzer_${{ matrix.otp }}_plt"
+          key: rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}
+      - name: run static checks
+        env:
+          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+        working-directory: source
+        run: make static_checks
+
   eunit_and_proper:
     needs:
       - build-matrix
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1a478279..d5046fe64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ proper: $(REBAR)
 test-compile: $(REBAR) merge-config
 	$(REBAR) as test compile
 
+.PHONY: $(REL_PROFILES:%=%-compile)
+$(REL_PROFILES:%=%-compile): $(REBAR) merge-config
+	$(REBAR) as $(@:%-compile=%) compile
+
 .PHONY: ct
 ct: $(REBAR) merge-config
 	@ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) ct --name $(CT_NODE_NAME) -c -v --cover_export_name $(CT_COVER_EXPORT_PREFIX)-ct
@@ -89,10 +93,9 @@ APPS=$(shell $(SCRIPTS)/find-apps.sh)
 
 .PHONY: $(APPS:%=%-ct)
 define gen-app-ct-target
-$1-ct: $(REBAR)
+$1-ct: $(REBAR) merge-config
 	$(eval SUITES := $(shell $(SCRIPTS)/find-suites.sh $1))
 ifneq ($(SUITES),)
-		@$(SCRIPTS)/pre-compile.sh $(PROFILE)
 		@ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE=1 $(REBAR) ct -c -v \
 			--readable=$(CT_READABLE) \
 			--name $(CT_NODE_NAME) \