diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 0042fb2..e2a0a50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+
+
 name: test
+
 on: [push, pull_request]
+
+# # Gave up -- could not figure out how to use environment variables :-(
+# env:
+#   # I got these from: https://github.com/prefix-dev/setup-pixi/blob/main/README.md
+#   # they seem to keep it pretty up to date
+#   SETUP_PIXI_VERSION: v0.8.1
+#   PIXI_VERSION: v0.29.0
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -10,13 +21,27 @@ jobs:
         environment: [test310, test311, test312]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.7.0
+      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
         with:
-          pixi-version: v0.22.0
+          pixi-version: v0.29.0
           cache: true
           # auth-host: prefix.dev
           # auth-token: ${{ secrets.PREFIX_DEV_TOKEN }}
-      - run: pixi run --environment test312 lint
+#      - run: pixi run --environment test312 lint
       - run: pixi run --environment ${{ matrix.environment }} test
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
+        with:
+          pixi-version: v0.29.0
+          cache: true
+          # auth-host: prefix.dev
+          # auth-token: ${{ secrets.PREFIX_DEV_TOKEN }}
+      - run: pixi run --environment test310 lint
+