diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 29148b758..049de8e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-env
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Run pylint and type tests
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mise exec python@${{ matrix.python-version }} -- uv run --project ./py nox -f ./py/noxfile.py -s pylint test_types
+      - parallel:
+          - name: Run pylint
+            shell: bash
+            run: mise exec python@${{ matrix.python-version }} -- uv run --project ./py nox -f ./py/noxfile.py -s pylint
+          - name: Run type tests
+            shell: bash
+            run: mise exec python@${{ matrix.python-version }} -- uv run --project ./py nox -f ./py/noxfile.py -s test_types
 
   smoke:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openapi-spec-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/openapi-spec-updates.yml
index 424413338..9e292904e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openapi-spec-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openapi-spec-updates.yml
@@ -36,23 +36,22 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: mise exec -- make -C py generate-api-client
 
-      - name: Run codegen tests
-        id: codegen
-        if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: mise exec -- make -C py test-api-codegen
-
-      - name: Run REST client runtime tests
-        id: runtime
-        if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: mise exec -- make -C py test-core
-
-      - name: Run public API type tests
-        id: types
-        if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: mise exec -- uv run --project ./py nox -f ./py/noxfile.py -s test_types
+      - parallel:
+          - name: Run codegen tests
+            id: codegen
+            if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
+            continue-on-error: true
+            run: mise exec -- make -C py test-api-codegen
+          - name: Run REST client runtime tests
+            id: runtime
+            if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
+            continue-on-error: true
+            run: mise exec -- make -C py test-core
+          - name: Run public API type tests
+            id: types
+            if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'
+            continue-on-error: true
+            run: mise exec -- uv run --project ./py nox -f ./py/noxfile.py -s test_types
 
       - name: Add validation results to pull request body
         if: steps.update.outputs.changed == 'true'