diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ff2fa7844..b362eb65b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,76 +22,36 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 40 # we have a locking issue, so cap the runs at ~20m to account for varying build times, etc
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os:
+        test_os:
           - windows-latest
           - macos-13 # using 13 because it's a bigger machine, and latest is still pointing to 12
           - ubuntu-latest
-        dotnet-version: ["", "6.0.x", "7.0.x", "8.0.x"]
         use-transparent-compiler:
           - "TransparentCompiler"
           - "BackgroundCompiler"
         workspace-loader:
           - "WorkspaceLoader"
-          # - "ProjectGraph" # this is disable because it just adds too much time to the build
-        # these entries will mesh with the above combinations
-        include:
-          # just use what's in the repo
-          - global-json-file: "global.json"
-            dotnet-version: ""
-            include-prerelease: false
-            label: "repo global.json"
-            build_net7: false
-            test_tfm: net6.0
-          # latest 6.0
-          - global-json-file: "global.json"
-            dotnet-version: "6.0.x"
-            include-prerelease: false
-            label: "6.0"
-            build_net7: false
-            test_tfm: net6.0
-          # latest 7.0
-          - global-json-file: "global.json"
-            dotnet-version: "7.0.x"
-            include-prerelease: true
-            label: "7.0"
-            build_net7: true
-            test_tfm: net7.0
-          # latest 8.0
-          - global-json-file: "global.json"
-            dotnet-version: "8.0.x"
-            include-prerelease: true
-            label: "8.0"
-            build_net8: true
-            test_tfm: net8.0
+        dotnet_versions:
+          - '6.0'
+          - '8.0'
+          - '9.0'
       fail-fast: false # we have timing issues on some OS, so we want them all to run
 
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    name: Build on ${{matrix.os}} for ${{ matrix.label }} ${{ matrix.workspace-loader }} ${{ matrix.use-transparent-compiler }}
+    name: Build the app
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    # setup .NET per the repo global.json
-    - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
-
-    # setup .NET per test session
-    - name: Setup .NET
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
-      with:
-        include-prerelease: ${{ matrix.include-prerelease }}
-        global-json-file: ${{ matrix.global-json-file }}
-        dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet-version }}
-
-    # remove global.json so that the env configuration takes precedence
-    - name: Purge global.json
-      run: rm global.json
-
     # let's make sure we're on the version we think we are.
     - name: Announce .NET version
       run: dotnet --info
 
+    # only need global.json from code to build
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+
     - name: Restore tools
       run: dotnet tool restore
 
@@ -101,16 +61,43 @@ jobs:
         DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD: LatestMajor
         DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD_TO_PRERELEASE: 1
 
-    # Ensure the scaffolding code can still add items to the existing code.
-#    - name: EnsureCanScaffoldCodeFix
-#      run: dotnet fsi build.fsx -- -p EnsureCanScaffoldCodeFix
-
     - name: Run Build
       run: dotnet build -c Release
 
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: compiled-tests
+        path: test/FsAutoComplete.Tests/bin/Release
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: test-cases
+        path: test/FsAutoComplete.Tests/TestCases
+
+  test:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.test_os }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet_versions }}
+
+    - name: Copy compiled tests
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: compiled-tests
+        path: ~/FsAutoComplete.Tests.Lsp/bin/Release
+
+    - name: Copy test assets
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: test-cases
+        path: ~/FsAutoComplete.Tests.Lsp/TestCases
+
     - name: Run and report tests
-      run: dotnet test -c Release -f ${{ matrix.test_tfm }} --no-restore --no-build  --logger "console;verbosity=normal" --logger GitHubActions /p:AltCover=true /p:AltCoverAssemblyExcludeFilter="System.Reactive|FSharp.Compiler.Service|Ionide.ProjInfo|FSharp.Analyzers|Analyzer|Humanizer|FSharp.Core|FSharp.DependencyManager" -- Expecto.fail-on-focused-tests=true --blame-hang --blame-hang-timeout 1m
-      working-directory: test/FsAutoComplete.Tests.Lsp
+      run: dotnet ./net${{ matrix.dotnet_versions }}/FsAutoComplete.Tests.Lsp.dll --logger "console;verbosity=normal" --logger GitHubActions /p:AltCover=true /p:AltCoverAssemblyExcludeFilter="System.Reactive|FSharp.Compiler.Service|Ionide.ProjInfo|FSharp.Analyzers|Analyzer|Humanizer|FSharp.Core|FSharp.DependencyManager" -- Expecto.fail-on-focused-tests=true --blame-hang --blame-hang-timeout 1m
+      working-directory: ~/FsAutoComplete.Tests.Lsp/bin/Release
       env:
         USE_TRANSPARENT_COMPILER: ${{ matrix.use-transparent-compiler }}
         USE_WORKSPACE_LOADER: ${{ matrix.workspace-loader }}