diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
index 3c957211..0a460137 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ name: Unit Test Checks
 on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
-  black:
+  tests:
     name: runner / pytest unit tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+      - run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
       - run: uv run pytest .