diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a90b336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# CI workflow — builds, lints, and tests the project.
+#
+# Runs on both pull requests (to validate changes before merge) and pushes
+# to master (to verify the integrated result). This ensures that the code
+# on master is always in a known-good state before the Publish workflow
+# attempts to release it.
+
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20.x]
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Install yarn
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: yarn lint
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: yarn test
diff --git a/packages/yavl/src/validate/updateChangedAnnotation.ts b/packages/yavl/src/validate/updateChangedAnnotation.ts
index eaeddb2..5de88dc 100644
--- a/packages/yavl/src/validate/updateChangedAnnotation.ts
+++ b/packages/yavl/src/validate/updateChangedAnnotation.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const processComputedValueAnnotation = <Data, ExternalData, ErrorType>(
   const previousValue = hasPath(path, processingContext.data) ? getPath(path, processingContext.data) : noValue;
 
   // update processingContext data if the value has changed
-  if (value !== noValue && value !== previousValue) {
+  if (value !== noValue && !deepEqual(value, previousValue)) {
     processingContext.data = setPath(path, value, processingContext.data);
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/yavl/tests/computedValues.spec.ts b/packages/yavl/tests/computedValues.spec.ts
index 5ebd411..1e52b09 100644
--- a/packages/yavl/tests/computedValues.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/yavl/tests/computedValues.spec.ts
@@ -878,6 +878,158 @@ describe('computed values', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('with computed value returning structurally equal object', () => {
+    it('should not cause unnecessary cascading passes when computed returns a new object with same structure', () => {
+      type TestModel = {
+        input: string;
+        computed?: { label: string };
+      };
+
+      let computeCallCount = 0;
+
+      const testModel = model<TestModel>((root, builder) => [
+        builder.withFields(root, ['input', 'computed'], ({ input, computed }) => [
+          builder.value(
+            computed,
+            builder.compute(input, () => {
+              computeCallCount++;
+              return { label: 'static' };
+            }),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ]);
+
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'a' });
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'a',
+        computed: { label: 'static' },
+      });
+
+      computeCallCount = 0;
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'b' });
+
+      expect(computeCallCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'b',
+        computed: { label: 'static' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should still update when computed value actually changes', () => {
+      type TestModel = {
+        input: string;
+        computed?: { derived: string };
+      };
+
+      const testModel = model<TestModel>((root, builder) => [
+        builder.withFields(root, ['input', 'computed'], ({ input, computed }) => [
+          builder.value(
+            computed,
+            builder.compute(input, input => ({ derived: input.toUpperCase() })),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ]);
+
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'hello' });
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'hello',
+        computed: { derived: 'HELLO' },
+      });
+
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'world' });
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'world',
+        computed: { derived: 'WORLD' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not cause unnecessary cascading passes when computed returns a new array with same contents', () => {
+      type TestModel = {
+        input: string;
+        computed?: string[];
+      };
+
+      let computeCallCount = 0;
+
+      const testModel = model<TestModel>((root, builder) => [
+        builder.withFields(root, ['input', 'computed'], ({ input, computed }) => [
+          builder.value(
+            computed,
+            builder.compute(input, () => {
+              computeCallCount++;
+              return ['a', 'b', 'c'];
+            }),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ]);
+
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'first' });
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'first',
+        computed: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+      });
+
+      computeCallCount = 0;
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'second' });
+
+      expect(computeCallCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'second',
+        computed: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not cascade when computed value depends on another computed that returns same structure', () => {
+      type TestModel = {
+        input: string;
+        intermediate?: { value: string };
+        final?: string;
+      };
+
+      let intermediateCallCount = 0;
+      let finalCallCount = 0;
+
+      const testModel = model<TestModel>((root, builder) => [
+        builder.withFields(root, ['input', 'intermediate', 'final'], ({ input, intermediate, final }) => [
+          builder.value(
+            intermediate,
+            builder.compute(input, () => {
+              intermediateCallCount++;
+              return { value: 'constant' };
+            }),
+          ),
+          builder.value(
+            final,
+            builder.compute(intermediate, intermediate => {
+              finalCallCount++;
+              return intermediate?.value ?? '';
+            }),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ]);
+
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'a' });
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'a',
+        intermediate: { value: 'constant' },
+        final: 'constant',
+      });
+
+      intermediateCallCount = 0;
+      finalCallCount = 0;
+      testIncrementalValidate(testModel, { input: 'b' });
+
+      expect(intermediateCallCount).toBe(1);
+      // intermediate didn't change structurally, so final should not be re-evaluated
+      expect(finalCallCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(getModelData(validationContext!)).toEqual({
+        input: 'b',
+        intermediate: { value: 'constant' },
+        final: 'constant',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('with undefined values', () => {
     it('should create object with nested undefined computed value', () => {
       type TestModel = {