diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 237eca9..895eaab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,21 @@ jobs:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-13", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
         PYTHON_VERSION: ['3.8', '3.10', '3.12']
         PACKAGE_MANAGER: [conda, pip]
+        # Use only in conda based distribution
         ENVIRONMENT_NAME: ["test_env"]
         include:
           # The python version of the base environment will be what comes with
           # the distribution
-          - os: ubuntu
-            PYTHON_VERSION: ''
-            ENVIRONMENT_NAME: ''
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            PYTHON_VERSION: '3.12'
+            ENVIRONMENT_NAME: true
             PACKAGE_MANAGER: conda
             LABEL: _base_env
+          - os: ubuntu
+            PYTHON_VERSION: '3.13'
+            ENVIRONMENT_NAME: ''
+            PACKAGE_MANAGER: pip
+            Label: ''
         exclude:
           # pip on macos doesn't seemt to play well with bash -l {0}, which is
           # required to use setup-miniconda