diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e911e9a81..c22b312d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           - 25.3
           - 26.3
           - 27.1
-          - snapshot
+          - 29.2
     steps:
     - uses: purcell/setup-emacs@master
       with:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2144a921b..22f78d45c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ compile: $(ELCFILES)
 
 -include .depend
 
+# These functions are only part of newer Emacs, but they cause byte-compilation
+# warnings on older ones. So pre-declare them to suppress these warnings
+OLDER_EMACS_DEFUNS = "(progn (defun undo-redo ()) (defun minibuffer-history-value()) (defun switch-to-minibuffer()))"
+
 $(ELCFILES): %.elc: %.el
-	$(EMACS) --batch -Q -L . -f batch-byte-compile $<
+	$(EMACS) --batch -Q -L . --eval $(OLDER_EMACS_DEFUNS) \
+		--eval "(setq byte-compile-error-on-warn t)" -f batch-byte-compile $<
 
 # Byte-compile all files in one batch. This is faster than
 # compiling each file in isolation, but also less stringent.
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ clean:
 # The TAG variable may specify a test tag or a test name:
 #       make test TAG=repeat
 # This will only run tests pertaining to the repeat system.
-test:
+test: compile
 	$(EMACS) -nw -Q --batch -L . -l evil-tests.el \
 		--eval "(evil-tests-initialize '(${TAG}) '(${PROFILER}))"
 
diff --git a/evil-commands.el b/evil-commands.el
index 62a659722..10797a58d 100644
--- a/evil-commands.el
+++ b/evil-commands.el
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 (require 'evil-vars)
 (require 'cl-lib)
 (require 'reveal)
+(require 'seq)
+(require 'tab-bar)
+
+;; older Emacses had some core functions declared in subr-x.
+(when (< emacs-major-version 29)
+  (require 'subr-x))
 
 (declare-function imenu--in-alist "imenu")
 
diff --git a/evil-types.el b/evil-types.el
index 33f73c41d..395dc2fa6 100644
--- a/evil-types.el
+++ b/evil-types.el
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ If the end position is at the beginning of a line, then:
 Handling for `evil-want-visual-char-semi-exclusive' is deprecated,
 and will be removed in a future version."
   :expand (lambda (beg end)
-            (if (and evil-want-visual-char-semi-exclusive
+            (if (and (with-no-warnings evil-want-visual-char-semi-exclusive)
                      (evil-visual-state-p)
                      (< beg end)
                      (save-excursion