diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
index 715487372..bfa75f693 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
@@ -472,44 +472,3 @@ jobs:
           DB_USERNAME: cognee
           DB_PASSWORD: cognee
         run: uv run python ./cognee/tests/test_conversation_history.py
-
-  test-load:
-    name: Test Load
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Cognee Setup
-        uses: ./.github/actions/cognee_setup
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11.x'
-          extra-dependencies: "aws"
-
-      - name: Set File Descriptor Limit
-        run: sudo prlimit --pid $$ --nofile=4096:4096
-
-      - name: Verify File Descriptor Limit
-        run: ulimit -n
-
-      - name: Dependencies already installed
-        run: echo "Dependencies already installed in setup"
-
-      - name: Run Load Test
-        env:
-          ENV: 'dev'
-          ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL: True
-          LLM_MODEL: ${{ secrets.LLM_MODEL }}
-          LLM_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.LLM_ENDPOINT }}
-          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LLM_API_KEY }}
-          LLM_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.LLM_API_VERSION }}
-          EMBEDDING_MODEL: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_MODEL }}
-          EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT }}
-          EMBEDDING_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_KEY }}
-          EMBEDDING_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_VERSION }}
-          STORAGE_BACKEND: s3
-          AWS_REGION: eu-west-1
-          AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_DEV_USER_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_DEV_USER_SECRET_KEY }}
-        run: uv run python ./cognee/tests/test_load.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/load_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5b64d8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/load_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Load tests
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      LLM_MODEL:
+        required: true
+      LLM_ENDPOINT:
+        required: true
+      LLM_API_KEY:
+        required: true
+      LLM_API_VERSION:
+        required: true
+      EMBEDDING_MODEL:
+        required: true
+      EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT:
+        required: true
+      EMBEDDING_API_KEY:
+        required: true
+      EMBEDDING_API_VERSION:
+        required: true
+      OPENAI_API_KEY:
+        required: true
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
+        required: true
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  test-load:
+    name: Test Load
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cognee Setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cognee_setup
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11.x'
+          extra-dependencies: "aws"
+
+      - name: Verify File Descriptor Limit
+        run: ulimit -n
+
+      - name: Run Load Test
+        env:
+          ENV: 'dev'
+          ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL: True
+          LLM_MODEL: ${{ secrets.LLM_MODEL }}
+          LLM_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.LLM_ENDPOINT }}
+          LLM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LLM_API_KEY }}
+          LLM_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.LLM_API_VERSION }}
+          EMBEDDING_MODEL: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_MODEL }}
+          EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_ENDPOINT }}
+          EMBEDDING_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_KEY }}
+          EMBEDDING_API_VERSION: ${{ secrets.EMBEDDING_API_VERSION }}
+          STORAGE_BACKEND: s3
+          AWS_REGION: eu-west-1
+          AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_DEV_USER_KEY_ID }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_DEV_USER_SECRET_KEY }}
+        run: uv run python ./cognee/tests/test_load.py
+  
+    
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_test.yml b/.github/workflows/release_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ac3ca515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Long-running, heavy and resource-consuming tests for release validation
+name: Release Test Workflow
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  load-tests:
+    name: Load Tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/load_tests.yml
+    secrets: inherit
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