diff --git a/.github/workflows/minimal-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/minimal-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..082c6ab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/minimal-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Minimal Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - main-governed-tables
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - main-governed-tables
+
+jobs:
+  Check:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.7]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install Requirements
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Test Metadata
+        run: pytest tests/test_metadata.py
+      - name: Test Session
+        run: pytest tests/test_session.py
+      - name: Test Utils
+        run: pytest tests/test_utils.py
+      - name: Test Moto
+        run: pytest -n 4 tests/test_moto.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checking.yml b/.github/workflows/static-checking.yml
index fafca0e93..ce22ffe06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checking.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: [3.7]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Requirements
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: CloudFormation Lint - Base
         run: cfn-lint -t cloudformation/base.yaml
       - name: CloudFormation Lint - Databases