diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 146acadde..b8ce2b9a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
+      - name: Setup just
+        uses: extractions/setup-just@v4
+
       # Use main until support for architecture lands
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@main
@@ -85,23 +88,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Embedding tests (Mono/.NET Framework)
         if: always()
-        run: dotnet test --runtime any-${{ matrix.os.platform }} --framework net472 --logger "console;verbosity=detailed" src/embed_tests/
+        run: just test-embed-mono ${{ matrix.os.platform }}
 
       - name: Embedding tests (.NET Core)
         if: always()
-        run: dotnet test --runtime any-${{ matrix.os.platform }} --framework net10.0 --logger "console;verbosity=detailed" src/embed_tests/
+        run: just test-embed-core ${{ matrix.os.platform }}
 
       - name: Python Tests (.NET Core)
         if: always()
-        run: pytest --runtime coreclr
+        run: just test-python-coreclr
 
       - name: Python Tests (Mono)
         if: always()
-        run: uv run pytest --runtime mono -v -o faulthandler_timeout=60
+        run: just test-python-mono
 
       - name: Python Tests (.NET Framework)
         if: ${{ matrix.os.category == 'windows' }}
-        run: pytest --runtime netfx
+        run: just test-python-netfx
 
       - name: Python tests run from .NET
-        run: dotnet test --runtime any-${{ matrix.os.platform }} src/python_tests_runner/
+        run: just test-python-from-dotnet ${{ matrix.os.platform }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nuget-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/nuget-preview.yml
index ec39c8d8a..75e8206f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nuget-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nuget-preview.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
+      - name: Setup just
+        uses: extractions/setup-just@v4
+
       - name: Setup .NET
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v6
         with:
@@ -44,10 +47,10 @@ jobs:
           echo PYTHONNET_PYDLL=$(python -m find_libpython) >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Python Tests
-        run: pytest
+        run: just test-python
 
       - name: Embedding tests
-        run: dotnet test --runtime any-ubuntu src/embed_tests/
+        run: just test-embed any-ubuntu
 
       - name: Pack
         run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --version-suffix preview${{env.DATE_VER}} --output "Release-Preview"
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index b5228e2e0..be0696141 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 default:
     @just --choose
 
+default_platform := if arch() == "x86_64" { "x64" } else if arch() == "aarch64" { "arm64" } else { arch() }
+
 setup:
     dotnet restore
     uv sync
@@ -11,4 +13,40 @@ docs:
 
 build-wheels:
     uv build
-    uv build --wheel -C="--global-option=--net46-support"
\ No newline at end of file
+    uv build --wheel -C="--global-option=--net46-support"
+
+# Run default tests (.NET Core Python and embedding tests)
+test: test-python-coreclr test-embed-core
+
+# Run Python tests (default or pass options like --runtime coreclr)
+test-python *args:
+    uv run pytest {{ args }}
+
+# Run Python tests with .NET Core
+test-python-coreclr *args:
+    uv run pytest --runtime coreclr {{ args }}
+
+# Run Python tests with Mono
+test-python-mono *args:
+    uv run pytest --runtime mono {{ args }}
+
+# Run Python tests with .NET Framework
+test-python-netfx *args:
+    uv run pytest --runtime netfx {{ args }}
+
+# Run Python tests executed via .NET test runner
+test-python-from-dotnet platform=default_platform *args:
+    dotnet test --runtime any-{{ platform }} src/python_tests_runner/ {{ args }}
+
+# Run embedding tests
+test-embed runtime=("any-" + default_platform) *args:
+    dotnet test --runtime {{ runtime }} src/embed_tests/ {{ args }}
+
+# Run embedding tests with .NET Core
+test-embed-core platform=default_platform *args:
+    dotnet test --runtime any-{{ platform }} --framework net10.0 --logger "console;verbosity=detailed" src/embed_tests/ {{ args }}
+
+# Run embedding tests with Mono / .NET Framework
+[env("MONO_THREADS_SUSPEND", "preemptive")]
+test-embed-mono platform=default_platform *args:
+    dotnet test --runtime any-{{ platform }} --framework net472 --logger "console;verbosity=detailed" src/embed_tests/ {{ args }}