diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yaml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yaml
index 7b35e00..3859f4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yaml
@@ -28,12 +28,3 @@ jobs:
           .github/scripts/check-changelog-commit.sh
           "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
 
-  shellcheck:
-    name: Shellcheck
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Install shellcheck
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
-      - name: Run shellcheck
-        run: make lint-shell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcd8dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Shellcheck
+on: push
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  shellcheck:
+    name: Shellcheck
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Install shellcheck
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y shellcheck
+      - name: Run shellcheck
+        run: make lint-shell
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3ae06d..aac6e8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ### Infrastructure
 
+- CI: move shellcheck into its own dedicated workflow, separate from changelog
+  checks ([72bf877], [#65])
 - CI: bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 6 to 7 ([c9216ba], [#64])
 
 ## [2.0.0] - 2026-03-16
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 <!-- Commit links -->
 
+[72bf877]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/commit/72bf877
 [c9216ba]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/commit/c9216ba
 [fa582dc]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/commit/fa582dc
 [bc4872d]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/commit/bc4872d
@@ -293,4 +296,5 @@ and this project adheres to
 [#59]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/issues/59
 [#62]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/pull/62
 [#64]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/pull/64
+[#65]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/pull/65
 [#43]: https://github.com/LeakIX/l9format-python/issues/43