diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d7d3484..592221c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -107,10 +107,57 @@ jobs:
           path: native-assets/${{ matrix.rid }}/${{ matrix.library }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 
+  managed:
+    name: Build .NET managed bindings
+    needs: version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ github.workspace }}/nuget-packages
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v6
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+
+      - name: Restore managed bindings
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: >-
+          dotnet restore bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj
+          -p:Version='${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}'
+          -p:PackageVersion='${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}'
+
+      - name: Build managed bindings
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: >-
+          dotnet build bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj
+          --configuration Release
+          --no-restore
+          -p:Version='${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}'
+          -p:PackageVersion='${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}'
+          -p:BuildNativeGrammar=false
+
+      - name: Upload managed bindings
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: managed-${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}
+          path: |
+            bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/bin/Release
+            bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/obj
+            nuget-packages
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
   package:
-    name: Build C# package
-    needs: [version, native]
+    name: Pack NuGet package
+    needs: [version, native, managed]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ github.workspace }}/nuget-packages
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -123,6 +170,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           dotnet-version: 10.0.x
 
+      - name: Download managed bindings
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: managed-${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}
+          path: .
+
       - name: Download Windows native grammar library
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
@@ -159,10 +212,10 @@ jobs:
           name: native-osx-arm64
           path: native-assets/osx-arm64
 
-      - name: Build NuGet package
+      - name: Pack NuGet package
         shell: pwsh
         run: >-
-          ./scripts/Build-NuGetPackage.ps1
+          ./scripts/Pack-NuGetPackage.ps1
           -Version '${{ needs.version.outputs.semver }}'
           -NativeAssetsDirectory 'native-assets'
 
@@ -273,36 +326,10 @@ jobs:
           path: artifacts/*
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  gate:
-    name: CI gate
-    if: always()
-    needs: [version, parser, native, package, consume, native-archive, collect]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Require every validation job to succeed
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $results = @{
-            version = '${{ needs.version.result }}'
-            parser = '${{ needs.parser.result }}'
-            native = '${{ needs.native.result }}'
-            package = '${{ needs.package.result }}'
-            consume = '${{ needs.consume.result }}'
-            nativeArchive = '${{ needs.native-archive.result }}'
-            collect = '${{ needs.collect.result }}'
-          }
-          $failed = @($results.GetEnumerator() | Where-Object Value -ne 'success')
-          if ($failed.Count -gt 0) {
-            $failed | ForEach-Object { Write-Error "$($_.Key) finished with result '$($_.Value)'." }
-            exit 1
-          }
-          Write-Output 'All required CI validations succeeded.'
-
   publish:
     name: Publish patch-zero release
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && needs.version.outputs.patch == '0'
-    needs: [version, gate]
+    needs: [version, collect]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
diff --git a/bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj b/bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj
index 609bc0c..d4ff520 100644
--- a/bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj
+++ b/bindings/csharp/Expressif.Syntax/Expressif.Syntax.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <ExpressifGrammarLibrary Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Linux'))">libtree-sitter-expressif.so</ExpressifGrammarLibrary>
     <ExpressifGrammarLibrary Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('OSX'))">libtree-sitter-expressif.dylib</ExpressifGrammarLibrary>
     <TreeSitterCli>tree-sitter</TreeSitterCli>
+    <BuildNativeGrammar Condition="'$(BuildNativeGrammar)' == ''">true</BuildNativeGrammar>
     <TreeSitterCli Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Windows')) And Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\node_modules\.bin\tree-sitter.cmd')">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\node_modules\.bin\tree-sitter.cmd</TreeSitterCli>
     <TreeSitterCli Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('Windows')) And Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../../node_modules/.bin/tree-sitter')">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../../../node_modules/.bin/tree-sitter</TreeSitterCli>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
            Text="The macOS ARM64 native grammar library was not found in '$(NativeAssetsDirectory)/osx-arm64'." />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="BuildExpressifGrammar" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition="'$(NativeAssetsDirectory)' == ''" Inputs="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\src\parser.c" Outputs="$(TargetDir)$(ExpressifGrammarLibrary)">
+  <Target Name="BuildExpressifGrammar" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition="'$(NativeAssetsDirectory)' == '' And '$(BuildNativeGrammar)' == 'true'" Inputs="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\src\parser.c" Outputs="$(TargetDir)$(ExpressifGrammarLibrary)">
     <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\.." Command="&quot;$(TreeSitterCli)&quot; build -o &quot;$(TargetDir)$(ExpressifGrammarLibrary)&quot; ." />
   </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/scripts/Build-NuGetPackage.ps1 b/scripts/Pack-NuGetPackage.ps1
similarity index 79%
rename from scripts/Build-NuGetPackage.ps1
rename to scripts/Pack-NuGetPackage.ps1
index edb08aa..2a73548 100644
--- a/scripts/Build-NuGetPackage.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Pack-NuGetPackage.ps1
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@ $properties = @(
     "/p:NativeAssetsDirectory=$nativeAssetsPath"
 )
 
-dotnet restore $projectPath @properties
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'NuGet restore failed.' }
-
-dotnet build $projectPath --configuration Release --no-restore @properties
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Managed assembly build failed.' }
-
 dotnet pack $projectPath `
     --configuration Release `
     --output $outputPath `
     --no-build `
     --no-restore `
+    --disable-build-servers `
+    -m:1 `
     @properties
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'NuGet packaging failed.' }