diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index a93fac7b..93cef60f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Code style check, compilation and binary-compatibility check
         run: sbt "scalafmtCheckAll;headerCheckAll;+Test/compile;+IntegrationTest/compile;mimaReportBinaryIssues"
 
+      - name: Code style check, compilation for integration tests
+        run: sbt "akka-management-integration/scalafmtCheckAll;akka-management-integration/headerCheckAll;+akka-management-integration/Test/compile"
+
   check-docs:
     name: Check Docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 19c40ade..62188f0a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@ lazy val `akka-management-root` = project
     `akka-management-pki`,
     `loglevels-logback`,
     `loglevels-log4j2`,
-    `integration-test-aws-api-ec2-tag-based`,
-    `integration-test-local`,
-    `integration-test-aws-api-ecs`,
-    `integration-test-kubernetes-api`,
-    `integration-test-kubernetes-api-java`,
-    `integration-test-kubernetes-dns`,
-    `integration-test-marathon-api-docker`,
-    `integration-test-rolling-update-kubernetes`,
     `cluster-http`,
     `cluster-bootstrap`,
     `rolling-update-kubernetes`,
@@ -46,6 +38,22 @@ lazy val `akka-management-root` = project
     publish / skip := true
   )
 
+// integration tests separated so they don't run on `test` in root project
+// also, none of these are published artifacts
+lazy val `akka-management-integration` = project
+  .in(file("integration-test"))
+  .disablePlugins(MimaPlugin, com.geirsson.CiReleasePlugin)
+  .aggregate(
+    `integration-test-aws-api-ec2-tag-based`,
+    `integration-test-local`,
+    `integration-test-aws-api-ecs`,
+    `integration-test-kubernetes-api`,
+    `integration-test-kubernetes-api-java`,
+    `integration-test-kubernetes-dns`,
+    `integration-test-marathon-api-docker`,
+    `integration-test-rolling-update-kubernetes`
+  )
+
 lazy val mimaPreviousArtifactsSet =
   mimaPreviousArtifacts := Set(
       organization.value %% name.value % previousStableVersion.value.getOrElse(