diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 14a4b0b253..ccdcd0b808 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '*'
+      - "*"
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 14 * * SUN'
+    - cron: "0 14 * * SUN"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -el {0}
+
 env:
   SETUPTOOLS_ENABLE_FEATURES: "legacy-editable"
   DISPLAY: ":99.0"
@@ -30,9 +34,9 @@ env:
 jobs:
   pre_commit:
     name: Run pre-commit
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
-      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/pre-commit@v0.1a17
+      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/pre-commit@v0.1a19
 
   changes:
     name: Check for code changes
@@ -58,25 +62,22 @@ jobs:
   unit_test_suite:
     name: Unit tests on Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [pre_commit, changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.11']
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.11"]
         include:
-          - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-            python-version: '3.10'
+          - os: "ubuntu-latest"
+            python-version: "3.10"
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -el {0}
     env:
       DESC: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }} unit tests"
       PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a17
+      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a19
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         with:
           name: unit_test_suite
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -87,18 +88,22 @@ jobs:
           conda-update: true
         id: install
       - name: bokeh sampledata
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
           bokeh sampledata
       - name: doit test_unit
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
           doit test_unit
       - name: test examples
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
           doit test_examples
       - name: codecov
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
           codecov
@@ -106,17 +111,13 @@ jobs:
   ui_test_suite:
     name: UI tests on Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [pre_commit, changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.9']
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
+        python-version: ["3.9"]
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -el {0}
     env:
       DESC: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }} UI tests"
       PANEL_LOG_LEVEL: info
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ jobs:
       # it as one of the sources.
       PYCTDEV_SELF_CHANNEL: "pyviz/label/dev"
     steps:
-      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a17
+      - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a19
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         with:
           name: ui_test_suite
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -139,10 +141,12 @@ jobs:
           conda activate test-environment
           doit env_capture
       - name: doit test_ui
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           conda activate test-environment
           doit test_ui
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           files: ./coverage.xml
@@ -152,23 +156,20 @@ jobs:
   core_test_suite:
     name: Core tests on Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: [pre_commit, changes]
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.12']
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -el {0}
     env:
       DESC: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }} core tests"
       PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:
       # Add back when this works on Python 3.12
-      # - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a17
+      # - uses: holoviz-dev/holoviz_tasks/install@v0.1a19
+      #   if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
       #   with:
       #     name: core_test_suite
       #     python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -182,21 +183,26 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: "100"
       - name: Fetch unshallow
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: git fetch --prune --tags --unshallow -f
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         with:
           python-version: 3.12
       - run: |
           python -m pip install -ve '.[tests_core, tests_ci]'
       - name: bokeh sampledata
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           # conda activate test-environment
           bokeh sampledata
       - name: Check packages latest version
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           # conda activate test-environment
           python scripts/check_latest_packages.py
       - name: doit test_unit
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: |
           # conda activate test-environment
           pytest holoviews