diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6f8fc0f3c8..c06f930ccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install build
           python -m build -w awkward-cpp
 
-      - name: Install awkward-cpp
-        run: python -m pip install -v @(get-childitem -path awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl)
-
-      - name: Build & install awkward
-        run: python -m pip install -v .
+      - name: Install awkward, awkward-cpp, and dependencies
+        run: >-
+          python -m pip install -v . @(get-childitem -path awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl)
+          "${{ matrix.numpy-package }}" "${{ matrix.pyarrow-package }}"
+          pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
+          -r requirements-test.txt
 
       - name: Print versions
         run: python -m pip list
@@ -92,9 +93,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if kernel specification is sorted
         run: pipx run nox -s diagnostics -- --check-spec-sorted
 
-      - name: Install test requirements
-        run: python -m pip install -v -r requirements-test.txt pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
-
       - name: Test specification
         if: steps.cache-awkward-cpp-wheel.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: python -m pytest -vv -rs awkward-cpp/tests-spec
@@ -156,11 +154,13 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install build
           python -m build -w ./awkward-cpp
 
-      - name: Install awkward-cpp
-        run: python -m pip install -v ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl
-
-      - name: Build & install awkward
-        run: python -m pip install -v .
+      - name: Install awkward, awkward-cpp, dask-awkward, and dependencies
+        run: >-
+          python -m pip install -v . ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl
+          "${{ matrix.numpy-package }}" "${{ matrix.pyarrow-package }}"
+          pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
+          dask-awkward
+          -r requirements-test.txt
 
       - name: Print versions
         run: python -m pip list
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if kernel specification is sorted
         run: pipx run nox -s diagnostics -- --check-spec-sorted
 
-      - name: Install test requirements
-        run: python -m pip install -v -r requirements-test.txt pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
-
       - name: Test specification
         if: steps.cache-awkward-cpp-wheel.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: python -m pytest -vv -rs awkward-cpp/tests-spec
@@ -246,11 +243,12 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install build
           python -m build -w ./awkward-cpp
 
-      - name: Install awkward-cpp
-        run: python -m pip install -v ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl "${{ matrix.numpy-package }}" "${{ matrix.pyarrow-package }}"
-
-      - name: Build & install awkward
-        run: python -m pip install -v .
+      - name: Install awkward, awkward-cpp, and dependencies
+        run: >-
+          python -m pip install -v . ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl
+          "${{ matrix.numpy-package }}" "${{ matrix.pyarrow-package }}"
+          pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
+          -r requirements-test.txt
 
       - name: Print versions
         run: python -m pip list
@@ -258,9 +256,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if kernel specification is sorted
         run: pipx run nox -s diagnostics -- --check-spec-sorted
 
-      - name: Install test requirements
-        run: python -m pip install -v -r requirements-test.txt pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
-
       - name: Test specification
         if: steps.cache-awkward-cpp-wheel.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: python -m pytest -vv -rs awkward-cpp/tests-spec
@@ -332,20 +327,16 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install build
           python3 -m build -w ./awkward-cpp
 
-      - name: Install awkward-cpp
-        run: python3 -m pip install -v ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl
-
-      - name: Build & install awkward
-        run: python3 -m pip install -v .
-
-      - name: Also install dask-awkward
-        run: python3 -m pip install dask-awkward
+      - name: Install awkward, awkward-cpp, dask-awkward, and dependencies
+        run: >-
+          python -m pip install -v . ./awkward-cpp/dist/*.whl
+          "${{ matrix.numpy-package }}" "${{ matrix.pyarrow-package }}"
+          pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
+          dask-awkward
+          -r requirements-test.txt
 
       - name: Print versions
         run: python -m pip list
 
-      - name: Install test requirements
-        run: python -m pip install -v -r requirements-test.txt pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
-
       - name: Test
         run: python -m pytest -vv -rs tests