diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 7a2b4762..7f71d39c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
   pre-commit:
     name: Rerun pre-commit checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      dist-base: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.dist }}
+      docs-base: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.docs }}
     steps:
     - name: Check out repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Run pre-commit hooks
       uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+    - name: Define artifact paths
+      run: |
+        suffix="$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER-$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c-10)"
+        echo "dist=openslide-python-dist-$suffix" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "docs=openslide-python-docs-$suffix" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   tests:
     name: Tests
@@ -106,27 +114,25 @@ jobs:
                 exit 1
             fi
         esac
-        basename=openslide-python-dist-$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER-$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c-10)
-        mkdir -p "artifacts/${basename}"
-        mv dist/* "artifacts/${basename}"
-        echo "basename=${basename}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        mkdir -p "artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}"
+        mv dist/* "artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}"
         # save version-specific wheels and oldest abi3 wheel
         python -c 'import sys
         if sys.version_info < (3, 12): print("archive_wheel=1")' >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install
-      run: pip install artifacts/${basename}/*.whl
+      run: pip install artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}/*.whl
     - name: Run tests
       run: pytest -v
     - name: Tile slide
       run: python examples/deepzoom/deepzoom_tile.py --viewer -o tiled tests/fixtures/small.svs
     - name: Remove wheel from upload
       if: matrix.sdist && ! env.archive_wheel
-      run: rm artifacts/$basename/*.whl
+      run: rm artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}/*.whl
     - name: Archive dist
       if: matrix.sdist || env.archive_wheel
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: ${{ env.basename }}
+        name: ${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}
         path: artifacts
 
   windows:
@@ -163,15 +169,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build wheel
       run: |
         python -m build -w
-        basename=openslide-python-dist-$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER-$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c-10)
-        mkdir -p "artifacts/${basename}"
-        mv dist/*.whl "artifacts/${basename}"
-        echo "basename=${basename}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        mkdir -p "artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}"
+        mv dist/*.whl "artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}"
         # save version-specific wheels and oldest abi3 wheel
         python -c 'import sys
         if sys.version_info < (3, 12): print("archive_wheel=1")' >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install
-      run: pip install artifacts/${basename}/*.whl
+      run: pip install artifacts/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}/*.whl
     - name: Run tests
       # Reads OPENSLIDE_PATH
       run: pytest -v
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       if: env.archive_wheel
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: ${{ env.basename }}
+        name: ${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.dist-base }}
         path: artifacts
 
   docs:
@@ -207,12 +211,9 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install sphinx
     - name: Build
-      run: |
-        basename=openslide-python-docs-$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER-$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c-10)
-        sphinx-build -d doctrees doc artifact/${basename}
-        echo "basename=${basename}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: sphinx-build -d doctrees doc artifact/${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.docs-base }}
     - name: Archive
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: ${{ env.basename }}
+        name: ${{ needs.pre-commit.outputs.docs-base }}
         path: artifact