diff --git a/.distro/python-scikit-build-core.spec b/.distro/python-scikit-build-core.spec
index 852b2688..cc604c22 100644
--- a/.distro/python-scikit-build-core.spec
+++ b/.distro/python-scikit-build-core.spec
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cp -p src/scikit_build_core/_vendor/pyproject_metadata/LICENSE LICENSE-pyproject
 
 %generate_buildrequires
 export HATCH_METADATA_CLASSIFIERS_NO_VERIFY=1
-%pyproject_buildrequires -g test%{?with_optional_tests:,test-meta,test-numpy,test-pybind11}
+%pyproject_buildrequires -g test-core%{?with_optional_tests:,test}
 
 
 %build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e1ac1fa3..41309ef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install min requirements
         run: |
-          uv pip install -e. --group=test-pybind11 --resolution=lowest-direct --system
+          uv pip install -e. --group=test --resolution=lowest-direct --system
 
       - name: Setup CMake 3.15
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v2.0
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python3.13t -m venv /venv
 
       - name: Install deps
-        run: /venv/bin/pip install -e . --group=test-pybind11 ninja
+        run: /venv/bin/pip install -e . --group=test ninja
 
       - name: Test package
         run: /venv/bin/pytest
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
             cmake ninja git make gcc-g++ python39 python39-devel python39-pip
 
       - name: Install
-        run: python3.9 -m pip install . --group=test-pybind11
+        run: python3.9 -m pip install . --group=test
 
       - name: Test package
         run:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install
-        run: python -m pip install . --group=test-pybind11
+        run: python -m pip install . --group=test
 
       - name: Test package
         run: >-
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install
-        run: python -m pip install . --group=test-pybind11
+        run: python -m pip install . --group=test
 
       - name: Test package
         run: >-
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cdc3cbe4..6d822e61 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ hatch.scikit-build = "scikit_build_core.hatch.hooks"
 
 
 [dependency-groups]
-test = [
+test-core = [
     "build >=0.8",
     "cattrs >=22.2.0",
     "filelock >=3.8.0",
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ test = [
     "pip>=24.1; python_version>='3.13'",
     "pytest >=7.2",
     "pytest-subprocess >=1.5",
-    'pytest-xdist >=3.1',
     'setuptools >=43; python_version<"3.9"',
     'setuptools >=45; python_version=="3.9"',
     'setuptools >=49; python_version>="3.10" and python_version<"3.12"',
@@ -92,25 +91,34 @@ test = [
     "virtualenv >=20.20",
     "wheel >=0.40",
 ]
+test-parallel = [
+    { include-group = "test-core" },
+    'pytest-xdist >=3.1',
+]
 test-meta = [
-    { include-group = "test" },
+    { include-group = "test-core" },
     "hatch-fancy-pypi-readme>=22.3",
     "setuptools-scm",
 ]
 test-numpy = [
-    { include-group = "test" },
-    "numpy; python_version<'3.14' and platform_python_implementation!='PyPy' and (platform_system != 'Windows' or platform_machine != 'ARM64')",
-    "numpy~=1.24.0; python_version=='3.8' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
-    "numpy~=2.0.0; python_version=='3.9' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
-    "numpy~=2.2.0; python_version=='3.10' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
+    { include-group = "test-core" },
+    "numpy>=1.24; python_version<'3.15' and platform_python_implementation!='PyPy' and (platform_system != 'Windows' or platform_machine != 'ARM64')",
+    "numpy~=1.24; python_version=='3.8' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
+    "numpy~=2.0; python_version=='3.9' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
+    "numpy~=2.2; python_version=='3.10' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
+    "numpy~=2.4; python_version=='3.11' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
 ]
 test-schema = [
-    { include-group = "test" },
+    { include-group = "test-core" },
     "fastjsonschema",
     "validate-pyproject",
 ]
-test-pybind11 = [
-    { include-group = "test" },
+test = [
+    { include-group = "test-core" },
+    { include-group = "test-meta" },
+    { include-group = "test-numpy" },
+    { include-group = "test-parallel" },
+    { include-group = "test-schema" },
     "pybind11 >=2.11",
 ]
 cov = [
@@ -119,10 +127,7 @@ cov = [
 ]
 dev = [
     { include-group = "cov" },
-    { include-group = "test-meta" },
-    { include-group = "test-numpy" },
-    { include-group = "test-pybind11" },
-    { include-group = "test-schema" },
+    { include-group = "test" },
     "rich",
 ]
 docs = [
diff --git a/tests/plans.fmf b/tests/plans.fmf
index 4189e4d7..6a12e7fb 100644
--- a/tests/plans.fmf
+++ b/tests/plans.fmf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         node-date: 2025-02-27T16:18:39-05:00
         describe-name: v0.11.0
         EOF
-        pip install --user . --group=test-pybind11
+        pip install --user . --group=test
   discover:
     how: fmf
     filter: "tag: pytest"