diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index dd02f3ca..e8558a12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ jobs:
           cargo --version
           cargo bench --no-run
 
-  job_test:
+  job_test_linux:
     # this job downloads and builds dependency crates
-    name: test
+    name: test linux
     needs: [job_rust_release_channel, job_rust_msrv_os]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -255,18 +255,67 @@ jobs:
               | sort
           # run tests that use libsystemd
           cargo test journalreader_tests
-      - name: install nextest
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: install
-          args: cargo-nextest --locked
+      - name: install nextest binary
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          curl -vLsSf "https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux" | tar zxf - -C "${CARGO_HOME:-${HOME}/.cargo}/bin"
+          cargo nextest --version
       - name: nextest (all)
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -eux
           cargo nextest --version
           export NEXTEST_TEST_THREADS="num-cpus"
-          cargo nextest run --bin s4 --lib --fail-fast --final-status-level=all
+          cargo nextest run --bin s4 --lib --no-fail-fast --final-status-level=fail
+
+  job_test_macos:
+    name: test Mac OS
+    # TODO: uncomment `needs`
+    #needs: [job_rust_release_channel, job_rust_msrv_os]
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: git checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: install nextest binary
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          curl -vLsSf "https://get.nexte.st/latest/mac" | tar zxf - -C "${CARGO_HOME:-${HOME}/.cargo}/bin"
+          cargo nextest --version
+      - name: nextest (all)
+        shell: bash
+        # TODO: add back --fail-fast
+        run: |
+          cargo nextest --version
+          export NEXTEST_TEST_THREADS="num-cpus"
+          cargo nextest run --bin s4 --lib --no-fail-fast --final-status-level=fail
+
+  job_test_windows:
+    name: test Windows
+    # TODO: uncomment `needs`
+    #needs: [job_rust_release_channel, job_rust_msrv_os]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: git checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: install nextest binary
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          Set-PSDebug -Trace 1
+          $tmp = New-TemporaryFile | Rename-Item -NewName { $_ -replace 'tmp$', 'zip' } -PassThru
+          Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile $tmp "https://get.nexte.st/latest/windows"
+          $outputDir = if ($Env:CARGO_HOME) { Join-Path $Env:CARGO_HOME "bin" } else { "${Env:USERPROFILE}/.cargo/bin" }
+          $tmp | Expand-Archive -DestinationPath $outputDir -Force
+          $tmp | Remove-Item
+          cargo.exe nextest --version
+      - name: nextest (all)
+        shell: powershell
+        # TODO: add back --fail-fast
+        run: |
+          cargo.exe nextest --version
+          ${env:NEXTEST_TEST_THREADS}="num-cpus"
+          cargo.exe nextest run --bin s4 --lib --no-fail-fast --final-status-level=fail
 
   job_doc_publish:
     # this job downloads and builds dependency crates