diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 88daae0f..2fe7fa20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -115,25 +115,22 @@ jobs:
     name: unit:${{ matrix.environment }}:${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [pre_commit, setup, pixi_lock]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.setup.outputs.matrix) }}
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/pixi_install@v0
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         with:
           environments: ${{ matrix.environment }}
       - name: Test Unit
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{ matrix.environment }} test-unit $COV
       - name: Test Examples
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{ matrix.environment }} test-example
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -141,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
     name: core:${{ matrix.environment }}:${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [pre_commit, setup, pixi_lock]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -149,10 +147,18 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 120
     steps:
       - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/pixi_install@v0
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         with:
           environments: ${{ matrix.environment }}
       - name: Test Unit
-        if: needs.setup.outputs.code_change == 'true'
         run: |
           pixi run -e ${{ matrix.environment }} test-unit
+
+  result_test_suite:
+    name: result:test
+    needs: [unit_test_suite, core_test_suite]
+    if: always()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: check for failures
+        if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+        run: echo job failed && exit 1
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 886e1598..a6092df9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-# This is the configuration for pre-commit, a local framework for managing pre-commit hooks
-#   Check out the docs at: https://pre-commit.com/
-
 exclude: (\.min\.js$|\.svg$|\.html$)
-default_stages: [commit]
+default_stages: [pre-commit]
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.6.0
+    rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-json
       - id: detect-private-key
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.6.6
+    rev: v0.6.9
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         files: geoviews/