diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f607b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: MERN-Auth | Build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build Application
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+
+      - name: Cache Node Modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.npm
+            node_modules
+            frontend/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json', '**/frontend/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
+      - name: Install Backend Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
+
+      - name: Run Backend Build
+        env:
+          MONGO_URI: ${{ secrets.MONGO_URI }}
+          JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
+          EMAILJS_SERVICE_ID: ${{ secrets.EMAILJS_SERVICE_ID }}
+          EMAILJS_TEMPLATE_ID: ${{ secrets.EMAILJS_TEMPLATE_ID }}
+          EMAILJS_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.EMAILJS_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+          EMAILJS_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.EMAILJS_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Install Frontend Dependencies
+        run: npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline --prefix frontend
+
+      - name: Run Frontend Build
+        run: npm run build --prefix frontend
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 81772ce..34757e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1020,9 +1020,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mongoose": {
-      "version": "8.9.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.9.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DndoI01aV/q40P9DiYDXsYjhj8vZjmmuFwcC3Tro5wFznoE1z6Fe2JgMnbLR6ghglym5ziYizSfAJykp+UPZWg==",
+      "version": "8.9.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.9.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SPhOrgBm0nKV3b+IIHGqpUTOmgVL5Z3OO9AwkFEmvOZznXTvplbomstCnPOGAyungtRXE5pJTgKpKcZTdjeESg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bson": "^6.10.1",
         "kareem": "2.6.3",