diff --git a/.github/actions/common/action.yaml b/.github/actions/common/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31c94d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/common/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: "Common Steps"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+  - name: Install build dependencies
+    # Install dependencies for building packages on pre-release Pythons
+    # jaraco/skeleton#161
+    if: matrix.python == '3.14' && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+    run: |
+      sudo apt update
+      sudo apt install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev
+    shell: bash
+  - name: Setup Python
+    uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    with:
+      python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+      allow-prereleases: true
+  - name: Install tox
+    run: python -m pip install tox
+    shell: bash
+  - name: Run
+    run: tox
+    shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5841cc37..4d47f97e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -55,23 +55,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.python == '3.14' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install build dependencies
-        # Install dependencies for building packages on pre-release Pythons
-        # jaraco/skeleton#161
-        if: matrix.python == '3.14' && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-          allow-prereleases: true
-      - name: Install tox
-        run: python -m pip install tox
-      - name: Run
-        run: tox
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Common
+      uses: ./.github/actions/common
 
   collateral:
     strategy:
@@ -80,19 +66,20 @@ jobs:
         job:
         - diffcov
         - docs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        python:
+        - "3.x"
+        platform:
+        - ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TOX_ENV: ${{ matrix.job }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.python == '3.14' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.x
-      - name: Install tox
-        run: python -m pip install tox
-      - name: Eval ${{ matrix.job }}
-        run: tox -e ${{ matrix.job }}
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Common
+      uses: ./.github/actions/common
 
   check:  # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection
     if: always()