diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 7c2062c..42d484a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # brian's standard GitHub Actions macOS config for Perl 5 modules
+# version 20220307.001
 # https://github.com/briandfoy/github_actions
 # https://github.com/features/actions
 # This file is licensed under the Artistic License 2.0
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ on:
             - '**'
             - '!**windows**'
             - '!**linux**'
+            - '!**release**'
         tags-ignore:
             # I tag release pushes but those should have already been tested
             - 'release-*'
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ on:
             - '.appveyor.yml'
             - '.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml'
             - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+            - '.github/workflows/release.yml'
             - '.gitignore'
             - '.releaserc'
             - 'Changes'
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Prepare cpan
               run: |
                 openssl version
-                cpan -M http://www.cpan.org -T IO::Socket::SSL LWP::Protocol::https
-                cpan -M https://www.cpan.org -T ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+                cpan -M http://www.cpan.org -T IO::Socket::SSL HTTP::Tiny
+                cpan -M https://www.cpan.org -T ExtUtils::MakeMaker Test::Manifest
 # Install the dependencies, again not testing them. This installs the
 # module in the current directory, so we end up installing the module,
 # but that's not a big deal.
@@ -64,6 +67,12 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                 perl Makefile.PL
                 make test
+# Run author tests, but only if there's an xt/ directory
+            - name: Author tests
+              if: hashFiles('xt') != ''
+              run: |
+                cpan -M https://www.cpan.org -T Test::CPAN::Changes
+                prove -r -b xt
 # Running tests in parallel should be faster, but it's also more
 # tricky in cases where different tests share a feature, such as a
 # file they want to write to. Parallel tests can stomp on each other.
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                 perl Makefile.PL
                 make disttest
+                make clean
 # And, coverage reports, but only under 5.10 and later since modern
 # Devel::Cover instances don't work with 5.8
             - name: Run coverage tests
@@ -90,4 +100,5 @@ jobs:
                 GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               run: |
                 cpan -M https://www.cpan.org -T Devel::Cover Devel::Cover::Report::Coveralls
+                perl Makefile.PL
                 cover -test -report coveralls