diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index bd8dc7fa4..397e15d1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v5
         with:
           version: v1.56
-  lint-receptorctl:
-    name: lint-receptorctl
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Setup nox
-        uses: wntrblm/nox@2024.04.15
-
-      - name: Run receptorctl linters
-        run: make receptorctl-lint
   receptor:
     name: receptor (Go ${{ matrix.go-version }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -100,29 +86,38 @@ jobs:
           name: receptor
           path: /usr/local/bin/receptor
   receptorctl:
-    name: receptorctl
+    name: Run receptorctl tests${{ '' }} # Nest jobs under the same sidebar category
     needs: receptor
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Download receptor
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: receptor
-          path: /usr/local/bin/
-
-      - name: Fix permissions on receptor binary
-        run: sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/receptor
-
-      - name: Setup nox
-        uses: wntrblm/nox@2024.04.15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version:
+        # NOTE: The highest and the lowest versions come
+        # NOTE: first as their statuses are most likely to
+        # NOTE: signal problems early:
+        - 3.11
+        - 3.8
+        - >-
+          3.10
+        - 3.9
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-nox.yml
+    with:
+      python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      session: tests-${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      download-receptor: true
 
-      - name: Run receptorctl tests
-        run: make receptorctl-test
+  lint-receptorctl:
+    name: Lint receptorctl${{ '' }} # Nest jobs under the same sidebar category
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        session:
+        - check_style
+        - check_format
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-nox.yml
+    with:
+      python-version: 3.11
+      session: ${{ matrix.session }}
   container:
     name: container
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-nox.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-nox.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82f2b8e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-nox.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+---
+name: Receptorctl nox sessions
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      python-version:
+        type: string
+        description: The Python version to use.
+        required: true
+      session:
+        type: string
+        description: The nox session to run.
+        required: true
+      download-receptor:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Whether to perform go binary download.
+        required: false
+        default: false
+
+env:
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
+  NOXSESSION: ${{ inputs.session }}
+
+jobs:
+  nox:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    name: >-  # can't use `env` in this context:
+      Run `receptorctl` ${{ inputs.session }} session
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download the `receptor` binary
+      if: fromJSON(inputs.download-receptor)
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: receptor
+        path: /usr/local/bin/
+
+    - name: Set executable bit on the `receptor` binary
+      if: fromJSON(inputs.download-receptor)
+      run: sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/receptor
+
+    - name: Set up nox
+      uses: wntrblm/nox@2024.04.15
+      with:
+        python-versions: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Check out the source code from Git
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0  # Needed for the automation in Nox to find the last tag
+        sparse-checkout: receptorctl
+
+    - name: Provision nox environment for ${{ env.NOXSESSION }}
+      run: nox --install-only
+      working-directory: ./receptorctl
+
+    - name: Run `receptorctl` nox ${{ env.NOXSESSION }} session
+      run: nox --no-install
+      working-directory: ./receptorctl
diff --git a/receptorctl/noxfile.py b/receptorctl/noxfile.py
index 3c45be4ac..7dd734d13 100644
--- a/receptorctl/noxfile.py
+++ b/receptorctl/noxfile.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import os
+import subprocess
 from glob import iglob
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import nox
+import nox.command
 
 python_versions = ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
@@ -28,12 +30,44 @@ def install(session: nox.Session, *args, req: str, **kwargs):
     session.install("-r", requirements_directory / f"{req}.in", *args, **kwargs)
 
 
+def version(session: nox.Session):
+    """
+    Create a .VERSION file.
+    """
+    try:
+        official_version = session.run_install(
+            "git",
+            "describe",
+            "--exact-match",
+            "--tags",
+            external=True,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+    except nox.command.CommandFailed:
+        official_version = None
+        print("Using the closest annotated tag instead of an exact match.")
+
+    if official_version:
+        version = official_version.strip()
+    else:
+        tag = session.run_install(
+            "git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", silent=True, external=True
+        )
+        rev = session.run_install(
+            "git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD", silent=True, external=True
+        )
+        version = tag.split("-")[0] + "+" + rev
+
+    Path(".VERSION").write_text(version)
+
+
 @nox.session(python=python_versions)
 def tests(session: nox.Session):
     """
     Run receptorctl tests
     """
     install(session, req="tests")
+    version(session)
     session.install("-e", ".")
     session.run("pytest", "-v", "tests", *session.posargs)