diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 3c626a4..e46f620 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
 env:
   DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    name: Build and package
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout main branch
@@ -42,8 +49,27 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore --nologo
         shell: bash
 
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Run tests independently so build, test, and format feedback can complete in parallel.
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup .NET Core
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@c2fa09f4bde5ebb9d1777cf28262a3eb3db3ced7 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Restore NuGet Packages
+        run: dotnet restore --locked-mode
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: Run Tests
-        run: dotnet test --logger "trx;LogFileName=test-results.trx" --configuration Release --no-build --nologo
+        run: dotnet test --logger "trx;LogFileName=test-results.trx" --configuration Release --no-restore --nologo
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Collect Test Results
@@ -64,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
             **/*.received.*
 
   format:
+    name: Format
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout main branch