diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-debian.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-debian.yml
index 8de2932bc..a5ace8e95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-debian.yml
@@ -19,52 +19,14 @@ jobs:
       image: docker://debian:11
       options: --tmpfs /build:rw --user 0:0
     steps:
-      - name: "prepare env"
+      - name: "prepare git"
         shell: bash
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          # Make sure we can send notices later
-          apt-get -y install git-core jq curl
-          apt-get -y install \
-            build-essential \
-            cmake \
-            extra-cmake-modules \
-            gettext \
-            libatasmart-dev \
-            libappstreamqt-dev \
-            libboost-python-dev \
-            libicu-dev \
-            libparted-dev \
-            libpolkit-qt5-1-dev \
-            libqt5svg5-dev \
-            libqt5webkit5-dev \
-            libyaml-cpp-dev \
-            os-prober \
-            pkg-config \
-            python3-dev \
-            qtbase5-dev \
-            qtdeclarative5-dev \
-            qttools5-dev \
-            qttools5-dev-tools
-          # Same name as on KDE neon, different version
-          apt-get -y install libkpmcore-dev
-          # Additional dependencies (KF5, +)
-          apt-get -y install \
-            libkf5config-dev \
-            libkf5coreaddons-dev \
-            libkf5i18n-dev \
-            libkf5iconthemes-dev \
-            libkf5parts-dev \
-            libkf5service-dev \
-            libkf5solid-dev \
-            libkf5crash-dev \
-            libkf5package-dev \
-            libkf5plasma-dev \
-            libpwquality-dev \
-            libqt5webenginewidgets5 \
-            qtwebengine5-dev
+        run: apt-get -y install git-core jq curl
       - name: "prepare source"
         uses: calamares/actions/generic-checkout@v5
+      - name: "install dependencies"
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./ci/deps-debian11.sh
       - name: "build"
-        id: build
-        uses: calamares/actions/generic-build@v4
+        shell: bash
+        run: ./ci/build.sh
diff --git a/ci/deps-debian11.sh b/ci/deps-debian11.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505266f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/deps-debian11.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Install dependencies for the nightly-debian (11) build
+#
+apt-get update
+# Make sure we can send notices later
+apt-get -y install git-core jq curl
+apt-get -y install \
+	build-essential \
+	cmake \
+	extra-cmake-modules \
+	gettext \
+	libatasmart-dev \
+	libappstreamqt-dev \
+	libboost-python-dev \
+	libicu-dev \
+	libparted-dev \
+	libpolkit-qt5-1-dev \
+	libqt5svg5-dev \
+	libqt5webkit5-dev \
+	libyaml-cpp-dev \
+	os-prober \
+	pkg-config \
+	python3-dev \
+	qtbase5-dev \
+	qtdeclarative5-dev \
+	qttools5-dev \
+	qttools5-dev-tools
+# Same name as on KDE neon, different version
+apt-get -y install libkpmcore-dev
+# Additional dependencies (KF5, +)
+apt-get -y install \
+	libkf5config-dev \
+	libkf5coreaddons-dev \
+	libkf5i18n-dev \
+	libkf5iconthemes-dev \
+	libkf5parts-dev \
+	libkf5service-dev \
+	libkf5solid-dev \
+	libkf5crash-dev \
+	libkf5package-dev \
+	libkf5plasma-dev \
+	libpwquality-dev \
+	libqt5webenginewidgets5 \
+	qtwebengine5-dev