diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3cfdbe3..7ff0bee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,16 @@ env:
   BINARY_CHECKSUM_PATH: target/release/gitlance.sha256
 
 jobs:
+  reuse:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
+
   release:
+    needs: reuse
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -30,12 +39,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Task
         run: sudo snap install --classic task
 
-      - name: Install reuse tool
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y reuse
-
+      # REUSE compliance is checked in a separate job using fsfe/reuse-action
       - name: Run validation
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: task validate
+        run: task validate SKIP_REUSE=true
 
       - name: Build release binary
         run: cargo build --release --locked
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 61a8a02..2bf5ca8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ on:
     branches: [ main ]
 
 jobs:
+  reuse:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: REUSE Compliance Check
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
+
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
@@ -25,9 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Task
         run: sudo snap install --classic task
 
-      - name: Install reuse tool
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y reuse
-
+      # REUSE compliance is checked in a separate job using fsfe/reuse-action
       - name: Run validation
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: task validate
+        run: task validate SKIP_REUSE=true
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 83ff7bf..0da335a 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - task: fmt-check
       - task: lint
-      - task: reuse
+      - cmd: task reuse
+        if: '[ "{{.SKIP_REUSE}}" != "true" ]'
       - task: coverage
 
   validate-fix: