diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 3b3698bc4f..9cbb44e938 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Include a high-level summary of the implementation strategy and list important d
 
 - [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
 - [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
-- [ ] New and existing tests pass locally using `yarn test`
-- [ ] I ran `yarn docs` and there were no errors when generating the HTML site
 - [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project (e.g.: no ESLint warnings)
 
 # Open questions
diff --git a/.github/actions/packages/action.yml b/.github/actions/packages/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..389a319356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/packages/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Setup
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Restore lerna cache
+      id: cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: |
+          node_modules
+          */*/node_modules
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+    - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      name: Install packages
+      run: yarn
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 961330a8ce..5b6f45f7b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,46 +15,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1893#issuecomment-770614785
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Restore lerna cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            */*/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-      - name: Install deps
-        run: yarn
+      - name: Install packages
+        uses: ./.github/actions/packages
       - name: Run all builds
         run: yarn build
-      - name: Run all tests
-        run: yarn test
-      - name: Make test report dir
-        run: mkdir -p reports/junit
-        working-directory: packages/core
-      - name: Run core tests and generate test data
-        run: yarn coverage --ci --runInBand --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit
-        working-directory: packages/core
-      - name: Move test report
-        run: mv junit.xml reports/junit/
-        working-directory: packages/core
-      - name: Upload test coverage to codecov
-        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
-        working-directory: packages/core
-      # TODO: some equivalent of CircleCI's store_test_results
-      # with path: packages/core/reports/junit/
-      - name: Upload all working example diagrams generated by the test suite
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: diagrams
-          path: /tmp/diagrams/
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: junit
-          path: packages/core/reports/junit/
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: coverage
-          path: packages/core/coverage
       - if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         name: Authenticate with registry
         run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc
@@ -66,28 +30,21 @@ jobs:
 
   storybook:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./packages/components
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Restore lerna cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            */*/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
       - name: Install packages
-        run: yarn
+        uses: ./.github/actions/packages
       - name: Build core
         run: yarn build
         working-directory: ./packages/core
       - name: Build storybook
         run: yarn build-storybook
-      - name: Deploy docs
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        name: Deploy docs
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.4
         with:
           branch: gh-pages
@@ -97,34 +54,72 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir extra
           touch extra/.nojekyll
-      - name: Deploy .nojekyll
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        name: Deploy .nojekyll
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.4
         with:
           branch: gh-pages
           folder: packages/components/extra
           clean: false
 
-  typedocs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install packages
+        uses: ./.github/actions/packages
+      - name: Run all tests
+        run: yarn test
+
+  test-core:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./packages/core
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Restore lerna cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+      - name: Install packages
+        uses: ./.github/actions/packages
+      - name: Make test report dir
+        run: mkdir -p reports/junit
+      - name: Run core tests and generate test data
+        run: yarn coverage --ci --runInBand --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit
+      - name: Move test report
+        run: mv junit.xml reports/junit/
+      - name: Upload test coverage to codecov
+        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+      # TODO: some equivalent of CircleCI's store_test_results
+      # with path: packages/core/reports/junit/
+      - name: Upload all working example diagrams generated by the test suite
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: diagrams
+          path: /tmp/diagrams/
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: junit
+          path: packages/core/reports/junit/
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            */*/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          name: coverage
+          path: packages/core/coverage
+
+  typedocs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./packages/core
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install packages
-        run: yarn
+        uses: ./.github/actions/packages
       - name: Build docs
         run: yarn docs
-      - name: Deploy docs
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        name: Deploy docs
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.4
         with:
           branch: gh-pages
@@ -134,7 +129,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir extra
           touch extra/.nojekyll
-      - name: Deploy .nojekyll
+      - if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        name: Deploy .nojekyll
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.4
         with:
           branch: gh-pages