diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-tests-3.12.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-tests-3.12.yml
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+name: macos python=3.12
+
+# workflow dispatch has been added for testing purposes
+on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ["macos-13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Set-up miniconda for macos and ubuntu
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        with:
+          auto-update-conda: true
+          python-version: 3.12
+          miniconda-version: "latest"
+      - name: Create conda env
+        run: conda create -n spare python=3.12
+      - name: Install pip
+        run: conda run -n spare conda install pip
+      - name: Install spare scores
+        run: |
+          pip install setuptools twine wheel
+          python -m pip install .
+      - name: Download dependencies
+        run: pip install setuptools && pip install .
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          cd tests/unit && pytest --cov=../../
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_test_cases_p3-8.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-tests-3.8.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/macos_test_cases_p3-8.yml
rename to .github/workflows/macos-tests-3.8.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_test_cases_p3-12.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_test_cases_p3-12.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/macos_test_cases_p3-12.yml
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: MacOS python=3.12
-
-# workflow dispatch has been added for testing purposes
-on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ["macos-13"]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12.4"
-      - name: Install spare scores
-        run: |
-          pip install -r dev-dependencies.txt
-          pip install setuptools twine wheel pytest pytest-cov
-          python -m pip install .
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        run: |
-          cd tests/unit && pytest --cov=../../
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test_cases_p3-8.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tersts-3.8.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/ubuntu_test_cases_p3-8.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ubuntu-tersts-3.8.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test_cases_p3-12.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tests-3.12.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/ubuntu_test_cases_p3-12.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ubuntu-tests-3.12.yml