diff --git a/.github/actions/build_pandas/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_pandas/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d4777bcd1d079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/build_pandas/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Build pandas
+description: Rebuilds the C extensions and installs pandas
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+
+    - name: Environment Detail
+      run: |
+        conda info
+        conda list
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+
+    - name: Build Pandas
+      run: |
+        python setup.py build_ext -j 2
+        python -m pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-use-pep517
+      shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9ef00e7a85a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Set up pandas
+description: Runs all the setup steps required to have a built pandas ready to use
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Setting conda path
+      run: echo "${HOME}/miniconda3/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+
+    - name: Setup environment and build pandas
+      run: ci/setup_env.sh
+      shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b551e7ded0178..961620b54405f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,15 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         environment-file: ${{ env.ENV_FILE }}
         use-only-tar-bz2: true
 
-    - name: Environment Detail
-      run: |
-        conda info
-        conda list
-
     - name: Build Pandas
-      run: |
-        python setup.py build_ext -j 2
-        python -m pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-use-pep517
+      uses: ./.github/actions/build_pandas
 
     - name: Linting
       run: ci/code_checks.sh lint
@@ -100,14 +93,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Setting conda path
-      run: echo "${HOME}/miniconda3/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
-    - name: Setup environment and build pandas
-      run: ci/setup_env.sh
+    - name: Set up pandas
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup
 
     - name: Build website
       run: |
@@ -144,14 +134,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Setting conda path
-      run: echo "${HOME}/miniconda3/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
-    - name: Setup environment and build pandas
-      run: ci/setup_env.sh
+    - name: Set up pandas
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/database.yml b/.github/workflows/database.yml
index c2f332cc5454a..f3ccd78266ba6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/database.yml
@@ -72,15 +72,8 @@ jobs:
         environment-file: ${{ env.ENV_FILE }}
         use-only-tar-bz2: true
 
-    - name: Environment Detail
-      run: |
-        conda info
-        conda list
-
     - name: Build Pandas
-      run: |
-        python setup.py build_ext -j 2
-        python -m pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-use-pep517
+      uses: ./.github/actions/build_pandas
 
     - name: Test
       run: ci/run_tests.sh
@@ -158,15 +151,8 @@ jobs:
         environment-file: ${{ env.ENV_FILE }}
         use-only-tar-bz2: true
 
-    - name: Environment Detail
-      run: |
-        conda info
-        conda list
-
     - name: Build Pandas
-      run: |
-        python setup.py build_ext -j 2
-        python -m pip install -e . --no-build-isolation --no-use-pep517
+      uses: ./.github/actions/build_pandas
 
     - name: Test
       run: ci/run_tests.sh