diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 129e8ff..d4019a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,38 +34,6 @@
             "cache": "true"
           }
         },
-        {
-          "name": "Checkout Code",
-          "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Setup Common Lisp Environment",
-          "uses": "40ants/setup-lisp@v4",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "cache": "false"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Change dist to Ultralisp if qlfile does not exist",
-          "run": "if [[ ! -e qlfile ]]; then echo 'dist ultralisp http://dist.ultralisp.org' > qlfile; fi",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Update Qlot",
-          "run": "qlot update --no-deps",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Install SBLint wrapper",
-          "run": "qlot exec ros install 40ants-asdf-system 40ants-linter",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Run Linter",
-          "run": "qlot exec 40ants-linter --system \"40ants-ci, 40ants-ci-tests\" --imports",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
         {
           "name": "Change dist to Ultralisp if qlfile does not exist",
           "run": "if [[ ! -e qlfile ]]; then echo 'dist ultralisp http://dist.ultralisp.org' > qlfile; fi",
@@ -108,38 +76,6 @@
             "cache": "true"
           }
         },
-        {
-          "name": "Checkout Code",
-          "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Setup Common Lisp Environment",
-          "uses": "40ants/setup-lisp@v4",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "cache": "false"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Change dist to Ultralisp",
-          "run": "echo 'dist ultralisp http://dist.ultralisp.org' > qlfile",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Update Qlot",
-          "run": "qlot update || qlot update",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Install LISP-CRITIC wrapper",
-          "run": "qlot exec ros install 40ants-critic",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Run Critic for \"40ants-ci\" system",
-          "run": "qlot exec lisp-critic --ignore function-too-long,check-prefix 40ants-ci",
-          "shell": "bash"
-        },
         {
           "name": "Change dist to Ultralisp",
           "run": "echo 'dist ultralisp http://dist.ultralisp.org' > qlfile",
@@ -200,27 +136,6 @@
             "cache": "true"
           }
         },
-        {
-          "name": "Checkout Code",
-          "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Setup Common Lisp Environment",
-          "uses": "40ants/setup-lisp@v4",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "qlfile-template": "{% ifequal quicklisp_dist \"ultralisp\" %}\ndist ultralisp http://dist.ultralisp.org\n{% endifequal %}",
-            "cache": "false"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Run Tests",
-          "uses": "40ants/run-tests@v2",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "coveralls-token": "\n${{ matrix.lisp == 'sbcl-bin' &&\n    matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' &&\n    matrix.quicklisp == 'ultralisp' &&\n    secrets.github_token }}"
-          }
-        },
         {
           "name": "Run Tests",
           "uses": "40ants/run-tests@v2",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 40b80f2..0cd1739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -34,26 +34,6 @@
             "cache": "true"
           }
         },
-        {
-          "name": "Checkout Code",
-          "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Setup Common Lisp Environment",
-          "uses": "40ants/setup-lisp@v4",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "cache": "false"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Build Docs",
-          "uses": "40ants/build-docs@v1",
-          "with": {
-            "asdf-system": "40ants-ci",
-            "error-on-warnings": true
-          }
-        },
         {
           "name": "Build Docs",
           "uses": "40ants/build-docs@v1",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73b9a8a..4362396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,22 +17,6 @@
         "OS": "ubuntu-latest"
       },
       "steps": [
-        {
-          "name": "Checkout Code",
-          "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "Create release tag",
-          "uses": "butlerlogic/action-autotag@8bc1ad456dcdee34e8c6ffbce991cc31793578c2",
-          "with": {
-            "root": "ChangeLog.md",
-            "regex_pattern": "^## (?<version>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+.*?)( |\\n).*$",
-            "tag_prefix": "v"
-          },
-          "env": {
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          }
-        },
         {
           "name": "Checkout Code",
           "uses": "actions/checkout@v4"
diff --git a/src/jobs/job.lisp b/src/jobs/job.lisp
index f422e45..ef46bf1 100644
--- a/src/jobs/job.lisp
+++ b/src/jobs/job.lisp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
            #:make-matrix
            #:make-env
            #:permissions
-           #:make-permissions))
+           #:make-permissions
+           #:explicit-steps))
 (in-package #:40ants-ci/jobs/job)
 
 
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@
             :documentation "A list of plists denoting matrix combinations to be excluded.")
    (steps :initform nil
           :initarg :steps
-          :reader steps)
+          :documentation "This slot holds steps given as a STEPS argument to a job constructor. Depending on a job class, it might add additional steps around these explicit steps."
+          :reader explicit-steps)
    (permissions :initform nil
                 :initarg :permissions
                 :documentation "A plist of permissions need for running the job.
@@ -53,18 +55,25 @@
   (unless (slot-boundp job 'name)
     (setf (slot-value job 'name)
           (string-downcase
-           (class-name (class-of job)))
-          (slot-value job 'steps)
+           (class-name (class-of job))))
+    (setf (slot-value job 'steps)
           (mapcar #'ensure-step
-                  (steps job)))))
+                  (slot-value job 'steps)))))
+
 
 (defmethod os :around ((job job))
   (uiop:ensure-list
    (call-next-method)))
 
-(defmethod steps :around ((job job))
-  (uiop:ensure-list
-   (call-next-method)))
+
+(defgeneric steps (job)
+  (:method ((job job))
+    (explicit-steps job))
+  
+  (:method :around ((job job))
+    (uiop:ensure-list
+     (call-next-method))))
+
 
 (defmethod exclude :around ((job job))
   (ensure-list-of-plists