diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1c8b6e5752..895ab3a58a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -111,13 +111,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Install Rust toolchain"
         run: rustup show
-      - name: "Install cargo insta"
+      - name: "Install mold"
+        uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
+      - name: "Install cargo nextest"
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          tool: cargo-insta
+          tool: cargo-nextest
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: "Run tests"
-        run: cargo insta test --all --all-features --unreferenced reject
+        shell: bash
+        run: cargo nextest run --workspace --status-level skip --failure-output immediate-final --no-fail-fast -j 12
       # Check for broken links in the documentation.
       - run: cargo doc --all --no-deps
         env:
@@ -138,15 +141,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Install Rust toolchain"
         run: rustup show
-      - name: "Install cargo insta"
+      - name: "Install cargo nextest"
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
-          tool: cargo-insta
+          tool: cargo-nextest
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: "Run tests"
         shell: bash
-        # We can't reject unreferenced snapshots on windows because flake8_executable can't run on windows
-        run: cargo insta test --all --exclude ruff_dev --all-features
+        run: cargo nextest run --workspace --status-level skip --failure-output immediate-final --no-fail-fast -j 12
 
   cargo-test-wasm:
     name: "cargo test (wasm)"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3cd904bc11..dd61931159 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ You'll also need [Insta](https://insta.rs/docs/) to update snapshot tests:
 cargo install cargo-insta
 ```
 
-and pre-commit to run some validation checks:
+And you'll need pre-commit to run some validation checks:
 
 ```shell
 pipx install pre-commit  # or `pip install pre-commit` if you have a virtualenv
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ when making a commit:
 pre-commit install
 ```
 
+We recommend [nextest](https://nexte.st/) to run Ruff's test suite (via `cargo nextest run`),
+though it's not strictly necessary:
+
+```shell
+cargo install nextest
+```
+
+Throughout this guide, any usages of `cargo test` can be replaced with `cargo nextest run`,
+if you choose to install `nextest`.
+
 ### Development
 
 After cloning the repository, run Ruff locally from the repository root with: