diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b7d6cd8a..7d4465a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
       - name: Install cargo-make
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-make
+      - name: Install cargo-make
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: Test ${{ matrix.backend }}
         run: cargo make test-backend ${{ matrix.backend }}
         env:
diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index 564d726b..ba2811d1 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -90,12 +90,21 @@ args = [
   "warnings",
 ]
 
+[tasks.install-nextest]
+description = "Install cargo-nextest"
+install_crate = { crate_name = "cargo-nextest", binary = "cargo-nextest", test_arg = "--help" }
+
 [tasks.test]
 description = "Run tests"
-dependencies = ["test-doc"]
+run_task = { name = ["test-lib", "test-doc"] }
+
+[tasks.test-lib]
+description = "Run default tests"
+dependencies = ["install-nextest"]
 command = "cargo"
 args = [
-  "test",
+  "nextest",
+  "run",
   "--all-targets",
   "--no-default-features",
   "${ALL_FEATURES_FLAG}",
@@ -109,9 +118,11 @@ args = ["test", "--doc", "--no-default-features", "${ALL_FEATURES_FLAG}"]
 [tasks.test-backend]
 # takes a command line parameter to specify the backend to test (e.g. "crossterm")
 description = "Run backend-specific tests"
+dependencies = ["install-nextest"]
 command = "cargo"
 args = [
-  "test",
+  "nextest",
+  "run",
   "--all-targets",
   "--no-default-features",
   "--features",