diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
index e7744893..489c5bb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.89
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@0c5db7f7f897c03b771660e91d065338615679f4 # v2
         with:
           tool: cargo-shear
           version: 1.5.1
@@ -178,12 +178,17 @@ jobs:
           find . -name Cargo.toml -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -print0 \
             | xargs -0 -n1 -I{} bash -c 'cd "$(dirname "{}")" && cargo check --profile ${{ matrix.profile }}'
 
-      - name: cargo test
+      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@0c5db7f7f897c03b771660e91d065338615679f4 # v2
+        with:
+          tool: nextest
+          version: 0.9.103
+
+      - name: tests
         id: test
-        # `cargo test` takes too long for release builds to run them on every PR
+        # Tests take too long for release builds to run them on every PR.
         if: ${{ matrix.profile != 'release' }}
         continue-on-error: true
-        run: cargo test --all-features --target ${{ matrix.target }} --profile ${{ matrix.profile }}
+        run: cargo nextest run --all-features --target ${{ matrix.target }}
         env:
           RUST_BACKTRACE: 1