diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 1811f86374..2922507ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ jobs:
               `
             })
             return data.data.id
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: Install toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 18ddacb502..de541e569c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: nightly-2023-04-15
           components: rustfmt
           target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: Install cargo-nextest
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: Setup cmake
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.13
       - name: Run benchmarking tests
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: nightly-2023-04-15
           components: rustfmt
           target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: Install cargo-nextest
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: Setup cmake
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.13
       - name: Run runtime tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml.src b/.github/workflows/test.yml.src
index ee143c19c2..c6c4db47dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml.src
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml.src
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: nightly-2023-04-15
           components: rustfmt
           target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: Install cargo-nextest
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: Check format
         run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
       - name: Build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5f089082b..c66381d359 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# use `cargo nextest run` if cargo-nextest is installed
+cargo_test = $(shell which cargo-nextest >/dev/null && echo "cargo nextest run" || echo "cargo test")
+
 .PHONY: run
 run:
 	cargo run --features with-mandala-runtime -- --dev -lruntime=debug --instant-sealing
@@ -137,27 +140,28 @@ try-runtime-acala:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: githooks
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test --features with-mandala-runtime --all
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} --features with-mandala-runtime --all
 
 .PHONY: test-eth
 test-eth: githooks test-evm
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-common --features with-ethereum-compatibility schedule_call_precompile_should_work
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-integration-tests --features with-mandala-runtime --features with-ethereum-compatibility should_not_kill_contract_on_transfer_all
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-integration-tests --features with-mandala-runtime --features with-ethereum-compatibility schedule_call_precompile_should_handle_invalid_input
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-common --features with-ethereum-compatibility schedule_call_precompile_should_work
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-integration-tests --features with-mandala-runtime --features with-ethereum-compatibility should_not_kill_contract_on_transfer_all
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-integration-tests --features with-mandala-runtime --features with-ethereum-compatibility schedule_call_precompile_should_handle_invalid_input
 
 .PHONY: test-evm
 test-evm: githooks
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test --release -p evm-jsontests --features evm-tests
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} --release -p evm-jsontests --features evm-tests
 
 .PHONY: test-runtimes
 test-runtimes:
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test --all --features with-all-runtime --lib
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-mandala-runtime --lib
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-karura-runtime --lib
-	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= cargo test -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-acala-runtime --lib
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} --all --features with-all-runtime --lib
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-mandala-runtime --lib
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-karura-runtime --lib
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} -p runtime-integration-tests --features=with-acala-runtime --lib
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e:
+	# TODO: use cargo-nextest
 	cargo test --release --package test-service -- --include-ignored --skip test_full_node_catching_up --skip simple_balances_test --test-threads=1
 
 .PHONY: test-ts
@@ -166,8 +170,8 @@ test-ts: build-mandala-internal-release
 
 .PHONY: test-benchmarking
 test-benchmarking:
-	cargo test --features bench --package module-evm --package runtime-common
-	cargo test --features runtime-benchmarks --features with-all-runtime --all benchmarking
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} --features bench --package module-evm --package runtime-common
+	SKIP_WASM_BUILD= ${cargo_test} --features runtime-benchmarks --features with-all-runtime --all benchmarking
 
 .PHONY: test-all
 test-all: test-runtimes test-eth test-benchmarking