diff --git a/.github/actions/python-deps/action.yaml b/.github/actions/python-deps/action.yaml
index b7ef9c04..da66fabb 100644
--- a/.github/actions/python-deps/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/python-deps/action.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.pythonVersion }}
         cache: 'pip'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yaml b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
index 452b6ed9..691054c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,41 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Run code checks and formatting hooks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      MYPY_CACHE_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/mypy"
+      RUFF_CACHE_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/ruff"
+      PRE_COMMIT_HOME: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/pre-commit"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # for documentation builds
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.11
+        cache: pip
+        cache-dependency-path: |
+          requirements-dev.txt
+          pyproject.toml
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pip install . --no-deps
+    - name: Cache pre-commit tools
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ${{ env.MYPY_CACHE_DIR }}
+          ${{ env.RUFF_CACHE_DIR }}
+          ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_HOME }}
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements-dev.txt', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}-linter-cache
+    - name: Run pre-commit checks
+      run: pre-commit run --all-files --verbose --show-diff-on-failure
   test:
+    name: Test lakefs-spec on ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       lakefs:
@@ -26,45 +60,45 @@ jobs:
           LAKEFS_DATABASE_TYPE: "local"
           LAKEFS_AUTH_ENCRYPT_SECRET_KEY: "THIS_MUST_BE_CHANGED_IN_PRODUCTION"
           LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_TYPE: "local"
-    env:
-      MYPY_CACHE_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/mypy"
-      RUFF_CACHE_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/ruff"
-      PRE_COMMIT_HOME: "${{ github.workspace }}/.cache/pre-commit"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # for documentation builds
-      - name: Set up Python and dependencies
-        uses: ./.github/actions/python-deps
-        with:
-          pythonVersion: 3.11
-      - name: Cache pre-commit tools
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ env.MYPY_CACHE_DIR }}
-            ${{ env.RUFF_CACHE_DIR }}
-            ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_HOME }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements-dev.txt', '.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}-linter-cache
-      - name: Run pre-commit checks
-        run: |
-          pre-commit run --all-files --verbose --show-diff-on-failure
-      - name: Set up oldest supported Python for testing (3.9)
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-      - name: Test on oldest supported Python
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
-          pytest -s --cov=src --cov=fsspec --cov-branch --cov-report=xml
-      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        env:
-          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Documentation
-        uses: ./.github/actions/mike-docs
-        with:
-          version: development
-          pre_release: true # include pre-release notification banner
-          push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }} # build always, publish on 'main' only to prevent version clutter
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up oldest supported Python (3.9) for testing
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.9
+    - name: Test on oldest supported Python
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        pip install . --no-deps
+        pytest -s --cov=src --cov=fsspec --cov-branch --cov-report=xml
+    - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      env:
+        CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+  docs:
+    name: Build documentation for lakefs-spec
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python 3.11 for docs build
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.11
+        cache: pip
+        cache-dependency-path: |
+          requirements-docs.txt
+          pyproject.toml
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        pip install -r requirements-docs.txt
+        pip install . --no-deps
+    - name: Build (and optionally push) documentation using mike
+      uses: ./.github/actions/mike-docs
+      with:
+        version: development
+        pre_release: true # include pre-release notification banner
+        push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }} # build always, publish on 'main' only to prevent version clutter
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7b8868eb..c9d65205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           LAKEFS_BLOCKSTORE_TYPE: "local"
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # for documentation builds
       - name: Set up Python and dependencies