diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 6b5c24131..d9cb77f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           workspaces: ". -> target-pixi"
           key: ${{ hashFiles('pixi.lock') }}
       - name: Test pixi
-        run: pixi run test-workspace
+        run: pixi run test-slow
 
   build:
     name: Build Binary | ${{ matrix.name }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8c671fd6a..6338f3bf4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ By contributing to Pixi, you agree that your contributions will be licensed unde
 ```shell
 pixi run build
 pixi run lint
-pixi run test
-pixi run test-workspace
+pixi run test-all-fast
 pixi run install # only works on unix systems as on windows you can't overwrite the binary while it's running
 ```
 
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index c086bbf41..9c8d60176 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -15,20 +15,23 @@ platforms = ["linux-64", "win-64", "osx-64", "osx-arm64"]
 python = "3.12.*"
 
 [tasks]
-build = "cargo build --release"
 build-debug = "cargo build"
+build-release = "cargo build --release"
 bump = "tbump --only-patch $RELEASE_VERSION"
 install = "cargo install --path . --locked"
-install-as = { cmd = "python scripts/install.py", depends-on = ["build"] }
+install-as = { cmd = "python scripts/install.py", depends-on = [
+  "build-release",
+] }
 pypi-proxy = "python scripts/pypi-proxy.py"
 release = "python scripts/release.py"
 run-all-examples = { cmd = "python tests/scripts/run-all-examples.py --pixi-exec $CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/pixi", depends-on = [
-  "build",
+  "build-release",
 ] }
-test = "cargo nextest run --workspace"
-test-all-fast = { depends-on = ["test", "test-integration-fast"] }
+test-all-fast = { depends-on = ["test-fast", "test-integration-fast"] }
+test-all-slow = { depends-on = ["test-slow", "test-integration-slow"] }
 test-export = "python tests/scripts/test-export.sh"
-test-workspace = """cargo nextest run --workspace --retries 2 --features slow_integration_tests
+test-fast = "cargo nextest run --workspace"
+test-slow = """cargo nextest run --workspace --retries 2 --features slow_integration_tests
               --status-level skip --failure-output immediate-final --no-fail-fast --final-status-level slow"""
 
 
@@ -42,22 +45,24 @@ rich = ">=13.7.1,<14"
 tomli-w = ">=1.0,<2"
 
 [feature.pytest.tasks]
-test-common-wheels-ci = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto --verbose tests/wheel_tests/" }
-test-common-wheels-dev = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto tests/wheel_tests/", depends-on = [
-  "build",
+test-common-wheels = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto tests/wheel_tests/", depends-on = [
+  "build-release",
 ] }
+test-common-wheels-ci = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto --verbose tests/wheel_tests/" }
 test-integration-ci = "pytest --numprocesses=auto --durations=10 --verbose tests/integration_python"
-test-integration-dev = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto --durations=10 tests/integration_python", depends-on = [
-  "build",
-] }
 test-integration-fast = { cmd = "pytest -m 'not slow' --pixi-build=debug --numprocesses=auto --durations=10 tests/integration_python", depends-on = [
   "build-debug",
 ] }
+test-integration-slow = { cmd = "pytest --numprocesses=auto --durations=10 tests/integration_python", depends-on = [
+  "build-release",
+] }
 # pass the file to run as an argument to the task
 # you can also pass a specific test function, like this:
 # /path/to/test.py::test_function
-test-specific-test = { cmd = "pytest", depends-on = ["build"] }
-update-test-channels = { cmd = "python update-channels.py", cwd = "tests/data/channels" }
+test-specific-test = { cmd = "pytest", depends-on = ["build-release"] }
+# Update one test channel by passing on key of `mappings.toml`
+# e.g. "trampoline/trampoline_2.yaml"
+update-test-channel = { cmd = "python update-channels.py", cwd = "tests/data/channels" }
 
 [feature.dev.dependencies]
 # Needed for the citation