diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index d8f6e6c08d..fe8e730921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -12,36 +12,144 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   pr-builder:
     needs:
+      - changed-files
+      - checks
       - conda-cpp-build
+      - conda-cpp-tests
+      - conda-cpp-checks
       - conda-python-build
+      - conda-python-tests
+      - docs-build
       - wheel-build-pylibraft
+      - wheel-tests-pylibraft
       - wheel-build-raft-dask
+      - wheel-tests-raft-dask
+      - devcontainer
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-builder.yaml@branch-24.12
     if: always()
     with:
       needs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+  changed-files:
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/changed-files.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      files_yaml: |
+        test_cpp:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!docs/**'
+          - '!img/**'
+          - '!notebooks/**'
+          - '!python/**'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
+        test_notebooks:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
+        test_python:
+          - '**'
+          - '!.devcontainer/**'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
+          - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
+          - '!README.md'
+          - '!docs/**'
+          - '!img/**'
+          - '!notebooks/**'
+          - '!thirdparty/LICENSES/**'
+  checks:
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/checks.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      enable_check_generated_files: false
   conda-cpp-build:
+    needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       node_type: cpu16
+  conda-cpp-tests:
+    needs: [conda-cpp-build, changed-files]
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_cpp
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+  conda-cpp-checks:
+    needs: conda-cpp-build
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-post-build-checks.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+      enable_check_symbols: true
+      symbol_exclusions: raft_cutlass
   conda-python-build:
     needs: conda-cpp-build
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
+  conda-python-tests:
+    needs: [conda-python-build, changed-files]
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+  docs-build:
+    needs: conda-python-build
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+      node_type: "gpu-v100-latest-1"
+      arch: "amd64"
+      container_image: "rapidsai/ci-conda:latest"
+      run_script: "ci/build_docs.sh"
   wheel-build-pylibraft:
+    needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh
+  wheel-tests-pylibraft:
+    needs: [wheel-build-pylibraft, changed-files]
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+      script: ci/test_wheel_pylibraft.sh
   wheel-build-raft-dask:
+    needs: wheel-tests-pylibraft
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-24.12
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: "ci/build_wheel_raft_dask.sh"
+  wheel-tests-raft-dask:
+    needs: [wheel-build-raft-dask, changed-files]
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-24.12
+    if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
+    with:
+      build_type: pull-request
+      script: ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh
+  devcontainer:
+    secrets: inherit
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/build-in-devcontainer.yaml@branch-24.12
+    with:
+      arch: '["amd64"]'
+      cuda: '["12.5"]'
+      build_command: |
+        sccache -z;
+        build-all -DBUILD_PRIMS_BENCH=ON -DBUILD_ANN_BENCH=ON --verbose;
+        sccache -s;
diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh b/ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh
index 3e4be0f97f..ce9f0ed172 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_pylibraft.sh
@@ -3,27 +3,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-package_name="pylibraft"
-
-rapids-logger "Generating build requirements"
-
-rapids-dependency-file-generator \
-  --output requirements \
-  --file-key "py_build_${package_name}" \
-  --file-key "py_rapids_build_${package_name}" \
-  --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION};cuda_suffixed=true" \
-| tee /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
-rapids-logger "Installing build requirements"
-python -m pip install \
-    -v \
-    --prefer-binary \
-    -r /tmp/requirements-build.txt
-
-# build with '--no-build-isolation', for better sccache hit rate
-# 0 really means "add --no-build-isolation" (ref: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/5735)
-export PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION=0
-
 case "${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION}" in
   12.*)
     EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS=";-DUSE_CUDA_MATH_WHEELS=ON"
@@ -36,4 +15,4 @@ esac
 # Set up skbuild options. Enable sccache in skbuild config options
 export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DDETECT_CONDA_ENV=OFF;-DFIND_RAFT_CPP=OFF${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}"
 
-ci/build_wheel.sh "${package_name}" python/pylibraft
+ci/build_wheel.sh pylibraft python/pylibraft