diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7d2e42f..f0c86d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,60 @@
 ---
-name: tox
+name: test
 on:
   pull_request:
 jobs:
+  pre:
+    name: pre
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Determine matrix
+        id: generate_matrix
+        uses: coactions/dynamic-matrix@v3
+        with:
+          min_python: "3.12"
+          max_python: "3.12"
+          default_python: "3.12"
+          other_names: |
+            lint
+            docs
   test:
-    # tests reusable tox workflow
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/tox.yml
-    with:
-      default_python: "3.10"
-      jobs_producing_coverage: 0
-      max_python: "3.13"
-      min_python: "3.10"
-      run_post: echo 'Running post'
-      run_pre: echo 'Running pre'
+    needs: pre
+    name: ${{ matrix.name || matrix.tox_env }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.pre.outputs.matrix) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out src from Git
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # needed by setuptools-scm
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Install a default Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install 'tox>=4.0.0'
+
+      - run: ${{ matrix.command }}
+
+      - run: ${{ matrix.command2 }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.command2 }}
+
+      - run: ${{ matrix.command3 }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.command3 }}
+
+      - run: ${{ matrix.command4 }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.command4 }}
+
+      - run: ${{ matrix.command5 }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.command5 }}
 
   check: # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection
     if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index fd14adb..d97b566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -29,16 +29,6 @@ on:
         description: Additional names for the matrix
         required: false
         type: string
-      run_pre:
-        default: ""
-        description: Preparatory command to run before test commands.
-        required: false
-        type: string
-      run_post:
-        default: ""
-        description: Command to run after test commands.
-        required: false
-        type: string
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # might be needed by tox commands
@@ -59,10 +49,11 @@ jobs:
           min_python: ${{ inputs.min_python }}
           max_python: ${{ inputs.max_python }}
           default_python: ${{ inputs.default_python }}
-          # we must use tox to query these
           other_names: |
             docs
             lint
+            pkg
+            py312-milestone
             ${{ inputs.other_names_also }}
           platforms: linux,macos
 
@@ -95,16 +86,12 @@ jobs:
           key: pre-commit-${{ matrix.name }}-${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python_version || '3.12' }}
-        if: ${{ !contains(matrix.shell, 'wsl') }}
+        if: "!contains(matrix.shell, 'wsl')"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          cache: ${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt', 'pyproject.toml') && 'pip' || '' }}
+          cache: pip
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version || '3.12' }}
 
-      - name: Run pre
-        if: ${{ inputs.run_pre }}
-        run: ${{ inputs.run_pre }}
-
       - name: Install tox
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -127,10 +114,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: ${{ matrix.command5 }}
         if: ${{ matrix.command5 }}
 
-      - name: Run post
-        if: ${{ inputs.run_post }}
-        run: ${{ inputs.run_post }}
-
       - name: Archive logs and coverage data
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -193,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload coverage data
-        if: ${{ inputs.jobs_producing_coverage }}
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.name }}
@@ -201,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
           use_oidc: true
 
       - name: Check codecov.io status
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && inputs.jobs_producing_coverage
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         uses: coactions/codecov-status@main
 
       - name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed