diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index dedaf754..3c979c79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ on:
 env:
   SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
   RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+  # A constant location for the uv cache
   UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
 
 
 jobs:
   check:
-    name: Check Python
+    name: Check Python (3.10)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10']
+    env:
+      PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run sccache-cache
         uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.5
       - name: install-llvm
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set up Python"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Restore uv cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
@@ -75,10 +74,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Minimize uv cache
         run: uv cache prune --ci
 
-  coverage:
-    if: github.event_name != 'merge_group'
-    needs: check
+  test-coverage:
+    name: Check Python (3.12) with coverage
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      PYTHON_VERSION: '3.12'
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run sccache-cache
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set up Python"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Restore uv cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with: