diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release-whmcs-test.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release-whmcs-test.yml
index 7552acf..f9a236b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release-whmcs-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-release-whmcs-test.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,33 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    name: 🧪 Linting & Testing
+    name: 🧪 Linting
     runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup NodeJS ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NODE_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Linting
+        run: npm run lint
+
+  test:
+    name: 🧪 Testing
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
+    needs: lint
     permissions:
       contents: read
     strategy:
+      max-parallel: 1 # Run 1 job at a time to avoid timeouts
       matrix:
         node-version: ${{ fromJson(vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_NODE_MATRIX) }}
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -22,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
-      - name: Linting
-        run: npm run lint
       - name: Tests
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
@@ -41,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
   perform_codeql_analysis:
     name: 🧪 CodeQL Analysis
     runs-on: ${{ vars.RTLDEV_MW_CI_OS }}
-    needs: lint
+    needs: test
     permissions:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
@@ -66,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - perform_codeql_analysis
       - lint
+      - test
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && (success() || needs.lint.result == 'success' || needs.perform_codeql_analysis.result == 'success') }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-pr.yml
     secrets: inherit