diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7c742c21..e8025dfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    services:
-      typesense:
-        image: typesense/typesense:29.0
-        ports:
-          - 8108:8108
-        volumes:
-          - /tmp/typesense-data:/data
-          - /tmp/typesense-analytics:/analytics
-        env:
-          TYPESENSE_API_KEY: xyz
-          TYPESENSE_DATA_DIR: /data
-          TYPESENSE_ENABLE_CORS: true
-          TYPESENSE_ANALYTICS_DIR: /analytics
-          TYPESENSE_ENABLE_SEARCH_ANALYTICS: true
 
     steps:
+    - name: Start Typesense
+      run: |
+        docker run -d \
+        -p 8108:8108 \
+        --name typesense \
+        -v /tmp/typesense-data:/data \
+        -v /tmp/typesense-analytics-data:/analytics-data \
+        typesense/typesense:30.0.alpha1 \
+        --api-key=xyz \
+        --data-dir=/data \
+        --enable-search-analytics=true \
+        --analytics-dir=/analytics-data \
+        --analytics-flush-interval=60 \
+        --analytics-minute-rate-limit=50 \
+        --enable-cors
+
     - name: Wait for Typesense
       run: |
         timeout 20 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' localhost:8108/health)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done' || false
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index 3c4dfe3d..4b366fa2 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export async function isV30OrAbove(client: Client) {
   if (debug.version === "nightly") {
     return true;
   }
-  const numberedVersion = debug.version.split("v")[1];
-  return Number(numberedVersion) >= 30;
+  const numberedVersion = debug.version.startsWith("v")
+    ? debug.version.split("v")[1]
+    : debug.version;
+
+  const majorVersion = numberedVersion.split(".")[0];
+  return Number(majorVersion) >= 30;
 }