diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..204beb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"  
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab30f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  elf:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build Practice Mod ELFs
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./build.sh Release
+
+      - name: Upload elf
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: Release Elf
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          path: |
+            cmake-build-release-docker/prime2-practice
+            cmake-build-release-docker/prime2-practice.map
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ecac25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Dependency auto-merge
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependency:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'pre-commit-ci[bot]' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependency PRs
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Automatically approve the PR
+        uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v4
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3548b76..9734e8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,8 +124,11 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
         src/hooks.cpp
 )
 
-add_gc_static_binary(prime2-practice src/prime-practice.lst default.dol
+add_gc_static_binary(prime2-practice src/prime-practice.lst
         src/patcher_config.toml
         src/opening_practice.bnr
         ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
+if(CREATE_PATCHED_DOL)
+    patch_dol(prime2-practice default.dol "${CREATE_PATCHED_DOL}")
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PrimeAPI2/PrimeAPI.cmake b/PrimeAPI2/PrimeAPI.cmake
index 68abadc..20785fc 100644
--- a/PrimeAPI2/PrimeAPI.cmake
+++ b/PrimeAPI2/PrimeAPI.cmake
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ macro(add_symbol_object output_file symbol_list)
 endmacro()
 
 # Macro to get the required link arguments in place
-macro(add_gc_static_binary name symbol_list base_dol patch_toml bnr_file)
+macro(add_gc_static_binary name symbol_list patch_toml bnr_file)
   add_executable(${name} ${ARGN}
           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dol_symbols.o"
           "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/patcher_config.o"
@@ -133,27 +133,22 @@ macro(add_gc_static_binary name symbol_list base_dol patch_toml bnr_file)
 
   # add internal as an additional include directory, and also as a dependency to force rebuilds
   target_include_directories(${name} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/internal/")
+endmacro()
 
+macro(patch_dol name base_dol output_dol)
   # Create the patched dol
   add_custom_command(
-          OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default_mod.dol"
+          OUTPUT "${output_dol}"
           COMMAND "${GCN_STATIC_PATCHER}"
           -m "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}"
           -i "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${base_dol}"
-          -o "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default_mod.dol"
+          -o "${output_dol}"
           --overwrite
           DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${base_dol}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${name}"
   )
   add_custom_target(
           patch_dol ALL
-          DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default_mod.dol"
+          DEPENDS "${output_dol}"
           SOURCES "${base_dol}"
   )
-
-  install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default_mod.dol"
-          DESTINATION "files/"
-          RENAME "default.dol")
-  install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default_mod.dol"
-          DESTINATION "sys/"
-          RENAME "main.dol")
-endmacro()
+endmacro()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 3f52a64..1d85b69 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ BUILD_TYPE_LOWER="$(echo "$BUILD_TYPE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 cd "${DIR}"
 
+# -DCREATE_PATCHED_DOL= default_mod.dol
+
 # these are exported so build_and_copy.sh can use them too
 IMAGE="ghcr.io/metroidprimemodding/gcn-static-patcher/build:latest"
 CMAKE_DIR="cmake-build-${BUILD_TYPE_LOWER}-docker" # same as my clion for convenience
@@ -15,7 +17,15 @@ EXTERNAL_BUILD_DIR="${EXTERNAL_SRC_DIR}${CMAKE_DIR}"
 DOCKER_SRC_DIR="/tmp/prime2-practice-mod/"
 DOCKER_BUILD_DIR="${DOCKER_SRC_DIR}${CMAKE_DIR}"
 
+if [ "${CREATE_PATCHED_DOL}" != "" ]; then
+    EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGUMENTS="-DCREATE_PATCHED_DOL=${DOCKER_BUILD_DIR}/${CREATE_PATCHED_DOL}"
+fi
+
 mkdir -p "${EXTERNAL_BUILD_DIR}"
 
 # launch a build in a docker container first (this does the same thing intellij would do)
-docker run --rm -v "${EXTERNAL_SRC_DIR}":"${DOCKER_SRC_DIR}" "${IMAGE}" bash -c "cd \"${DOCKER_BUILD_DIR}\" && cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -G Ninja && cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE}"
+docker run --rm \
+    -w "${DOCKER_BUILD_DIR}" \
+    -v "${EXTERNAL_SRC_DIR}":"${DOCKER_SRC_DIR}" \
+    "${IMAGE}" \
+    bash -c "cmake "${DOCKER_SRC_DIR}" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} ${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGUMENTS} -G Ninja && cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE}"
diff --git a/build_and_copy.sh b/build_and_copy.sh
index c2b7acf..187de9a 100755
--- a/build_and_copy.sh
+++ b/build_and_copy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash -xe
 
+test -f default.dol || (echo "default.dol not found" && exit 1)
+
+CREATE_PATCHED_DOL=default_mod.dol
+
 # call build with all params; this will set some env vars we use later
 source ./build.sh "$@"