diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
index 299671e0..af06e071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,42 @@
-name: Tests | cpython 3.10 - 3.13
+name: 🧪 Tests (CPython 3.10 – 3.13)
 
-on: push
+on:
+  push:            # run on every push to any branch
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash    # makes multi-line run steps a little tidier
+
+concurrency:       # cancel superseded runs on the same ref
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.10.x, 3.11.x, 3.12.x, 3.13.x]
       fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5     
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: python -m pip install -r ./requirements.txt && python -m pip install -r ./tests/requirements.txt
+          cache: pip                      
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          if [ -f requirements.txt ];        then pip install -r requirements.txt;        fi
+          if [ -f tests/requirements.txt ];  then pip install -r tests/requirements.txt;  fi
 
-      - name: Test
+      - name: Run test suite
         env:
           W24TECHREAD_AUTH_REGION: ${{ secrets.W24TECHREAD_AUTH_REGION }}
-          W24TECHREAD_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.W24TECHREAD_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: pytest
+          W24TECHREAD_AUTH_TOKEN:  ${{ secrets.W24TECHREAD_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          pytest -ra --color=yes            # -ra gives a concise test summary