diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index fb59f583..48a829e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -9,141 +9,20 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  # first and fast job before trying any other jobs
-
-  ubuntu:
-    env:
-      PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 0
-      AUTHOR_TESTING: 1
-      AUTOMATED_TESTING: 1
-      # t/800_with_external/002-externals.t is currently failing
-      RELEASE_TESTING: 0
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: perl -V
-        run: perl -V
-      - name: install dependencies
-        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@stable
-        with:
-          cpanfile: cpanfile
-          args: "--no-test --with-configure --with-develop --with-suggests"
-      - name: Build.PL
-        run: perl Build.PL
-      - run: ./Build
-      - run: ./Build test
-
   linux:
-    name: "linux ${{ matrix.perl-version }}"
-    needs: [ubuntu]
-    env:
-      PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 0
-      AUTHOR_TESTING: 1
-      AUTOMATED_TESTING: 1
-      RELEASE_TESTING: 0
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         perl-version:
-          [
-            "5.32",
-            "5.30",
-            "5.28",
-            "5.26",
-            "5.24",
-            "5.22",
-            "5.20",
-            "5.18",
-            "5.16",
-            "5.14",
-            "5.12",
-            "5.10",
-          ]
-
-    # Test-DependentModules-0.27
-    #  Configuring MetaCPAN-Client-2.026000 ... Perl v5.10.0 required--this is only v5.8.9
-    #"5.8",
+          - "5.40"
     container:
       image: perl:${{ matrix.perl-version }}
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: perl -V
-        run: perl -V
-      - name: install dependencies
-        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpanm@stable
-        with:
-          sudo: false
-          cpanfile: "cpanfile"
-          args: "-n --with-configure --with-develop --with-suggests"
-      - name: Build.PL
-        run: perl Build.PL
-      - run: ./Build
-      - run: ./Build test
-
-  macOS:
-    needs: [ubuntu]
-    env:
-      PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 0
-      AUTHOR_TESTING: 1
-      AUTOMATED_TESTING: 1
-      RELEASE_TESTING: 0
-
-    runs-on: macOS-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        perl-version: [latest]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - name: perl -V
-        run: perl -V
-      - name: install dependencies
-        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@stable
-        with:
-          cpanfile: "cpanfile"
-          args: "--no-test --with-configure --with-develop --with-suggests"
-      - name: Build.PL
-        run: perl Build.PL
-      - run: ./Build
-      - run: ./Build test
-
-  windows:
-    needs: [ubuntu]
-    env:
-      PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 0
-      AUTHOR_TESTING: 0
-      AUTOMATED_TESTING: 1
-      RELEASE_TESTING: 0
-
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        perl-version: [latest]
-
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - name: Set up Perl
-        run: |
-          choco install strawberryperl
-          echo "C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: perl -V
         run: perl -V
       - name: install dependencies
-        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpanm@stable
-        with:
-          sudo: false
-          cpanfile: cpanfile
-          args: "-n --with-configure --with-develop --with-suggests"
+        run: cpanm -nq --with-configure --with-develop --with-suggests --installdeps .
       - name: Build.PL
         run: perl Build.PL
       - run: ./Build