diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 64b6cd61..aa8e4ef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  test-oldsphinx:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [Ubuntu]
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
-        sphinx-version:
-          ["sphinx==6.0", "sphinx==6.2", "sphinx==7.0", "sphinx>=7.3"]
-        include:
-          - os: Windows
-            python-version: "3.12"
-            sphinx-version: "sphinx" # version shouldn't really matter here
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
+        sphinx-version: ["sphinx<7", "sphinx<8"]
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -eo pipefail {0}
@@ -37,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          python -m pip install codecov
           python -m pip install "${{ matrix.sphinx-version }}"
           python -m pip list
 
@@ -50,10 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest -v --pyargs numpydoc
 
-      - name: Test coverage
-        run: |
-          codecov
-
       - name: Make sure CLI works
         run: |
           numpydoc render numpydoc.tests.test_main._capture_stdout
@@ -65,20 +55,66 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install texlive texlive-latex-extra latexmk dvipng
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
 
       - name: Build documentation
         run: |
           make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
           make -C doc latexpdf SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: ["ubuntu", "macos", "windows"]
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Python setup
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+          python -m pip list
+
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install . --group test --group doc
+          pip list
+
+      - name: Run test suite
+        run: |
+          pytest -v --pyargs numpydoc
+
+      - name: Make sure CLI works
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          numpydoc render numpydoc.tests.test_main._capture_stdout
+          echo '! numpydoc render numpydoc.tests.test_main._invalid_docstring' | bash
+          numpydoc validate numpydoc.tests.test_main._capture_stdout
+          echo '! numpydoc validate numpydoc.tests.test_main._docstring_with_errors' | bash
+
+      - name: Setup for doc build
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y texlive texlive-latex-extra latexmk dvipng
+
+      - name: Build documentation
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
+          make -C doc latexpdf SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
 
   prerelease:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu]
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
@@ -90,7 +126,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          python -m pip install codecov
           python -m pip list
 
       - name: Install
@@ -102,10 +137,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest -v --pyargs .
 
-      - name: Test coverage
-        run: |
-          codecov
-
       - name: Make sure CLI works
         run: |
           numpydoc render numpydoc.tests.test_main._capture_stdout
@@ -122,3 +153,32 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
           make -C doc latexpdf SPHINXOPTS="-nT"
+
+  coverage:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Python setup
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+          python -m pip install codecov
+          python -m pip list
+
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --pre . --group test --group doc
+          pip list
+
+      - name: Run test suite
+        run: |
+          pytest -v --pyargs numpydoc
+
+      - name: Test coverage
+        run: |
+          codecov