diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f40472f..316d2048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,19 +3,25 @@ name: C/C++ and Bazel CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 # Not using 'inputs' here, since we take no inputs at this time -- just the 'github' context.
-run-name: Run CI with ${{ github.ref_name }} by @${{ github.actor }}
+# Note: on type workflow_run commit message would be github.event.workflow_run.head_commit.message
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/63619526
+# Available data: https://stackoverflow.com/a/75715955
+run-name: @{{github.actor}} CI on ${{ github.ref_name }} - ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
 
 jobs:
+
   cpp:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    # needs: [jobs, we, want, to, run, first]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    #- name: Checkout submodules
-    #  uses: textbook/git-checkout-submodule-action@2.0.0
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      run: git submodule init && git submodule update
-    - name: install deps
+    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, which is the CWD for
+    # the rest of the steps
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    - name: install deps with prebuilt SDL (no bazel)
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev libgmp3-dev autoconf automake libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
     - name: install glict
       run: cd vendor/github.com/ivucica/glict/glict && ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && sudo make install
@@ -30,13 +36,15 @@ jobs:
     #- name: make distcheck
     #  run: make distcheck
 
-  bazel:
+  bazel_build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, which is the CWD for
     # the rest of the steps
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
 
     # Caches and restores the bazel build directory.
     - name: Cache bazel build results
@@ -60,23 +68,58 @@ jobs:
       run: echo Stub action merely printing a notice that there was a cache miss
       # More useful with e.g. npm.
 
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      run: git submodule init && git submodule update
-    - name: install deps
+    - name: install deps without prebuilt SDL (bazel)
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxrender-dev libasound-dev libalsaplayer-dev
     - name: bazel build
       run: bazel build //:yatc
+
+  bazel_test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs: [bazel_build]
+    steps:
+    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, which is the CWD for
+    # the rest of the steps
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    # Caches and restores the bazel build directory.
+    - name: Cache bazel build results
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      env:
+        cache-name: bazel-cache
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/bazel
+        key: bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-master
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+          ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-master
+
+    - if: ${{ steps.bazel-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+      name: List the state of node modules
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: echo Stub action merely printing a notice that there was a cache miss
+      # More useful with e.g. npm.
+
+    - name: install deps without prebuilt SDL (bazel)
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxrender-dev libasound-dev libalsaplayer-dev
     - name: bazel test
       run: bazel test //:util_test
 
-  bazel-buildbuddy:
+  bazel_build_buildbuddy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, which is the CWD for
     # the rest of the steps
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
     # Caches and restores the bazel build directory.
     - name: Cache bazel build results
       uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -99,9 +142,41 @@ jobs:
       run: echo Stub action merely printing a notice that there was a cache miss
       # More useful with e.g. npm.
 
-    - name: Checkout submodules
-      run: git submodule init && git submodule update
     - name: rbe bazel build
       run: bazel build --config=remote //:yatc
+
+  bazel_test_buildbuddy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs: [bazel_build_buildbuddy]
+    steps:
+    # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, which is the CWD for
+    # the rest of the steps
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    # Caches and restores the bazel build directory.
+    - name: Cache bazel build results
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      env:
+        cache-name: bazel-cache
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/bazel
+        key: bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-master
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+          bazel-${{ runner.os }}-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ github.ref }}
+          ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.cache-name }}-master
+
+    - if: ${{ steps.bazel-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+      name: List the state of node modules
+      continue-on-error: true
+      run: echo Stub action merely printing a notice that there was a cache miss
+      # More useful with e.g. npm.
+
     - name: rbe bazel test
       run: bazel test --config=remote //:util_test