diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8a789bc5..68ecd2b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       security-events: write
-    env:
-      TOXENV: ${{ matrix.name }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -52,11 +50,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install tox==4.26.0
+          python -m pip install uv
+          uv tool install tox==4.26.0 --with tox-uv
 
       - name: Run tox
-        run: tox
+        run: tox ${TOX_ARGS}
+        env:
+          TOX_ARGS: ${{ matrix.use_factor && format('-f {0}', matrix.name) || format('-e {0}', matrix.name) }}
 
       - name: Upload zizmor SARIF report into the GitHub repo code scanning
         if: contains(matrix.name, 'linting')
@@ -65,95 +65,81 @@ jobs:
           sarif_file: zizmor.sarif
           category: zizmor
 
-      - name: Prepare coverage file for upload
-        if: contains(matrix.name, 'coverage')
-        run: mv .coverage coverage.${TOXENV}
-
       - name: Upload temporary coverage artifact
         if: contains(matrix.name, 'coverage')
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: coverage-artifact-${{ matrix.name }}
-          path: coverage.${{ matrix.name }}
+          path: .coverage.*
           retention-days: 1
+          include-hidden-files: true
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-        - name: linting,docs
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        # Explicitly test min pytest.
-        - name: py313-dj52-sqlite-pytestmin-coverage
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py313-dj52-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py313-dj51-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py312-dj42-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.12'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py311-dj50-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.11'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py311-dj42-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.11'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py310-dj52-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.10'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py310-dj51-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.10'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py310-dj42-postgres-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.10'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py311-dj51-mysql-coverage
-          python: '3.11'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py310-dj42-mysql-coverage
-          python: '3.10'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py39-dj42-mysql-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.9'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py313-djmain-sqlite-coverage
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: true
-
-        - name: py313-dj52-sqlite-coverage
-          python: '3.13'
-          allow_failure: true
-
-        - name: py312-dj51-sqlite-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.12'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        - name: py311-dj42-sqlite-xdist-coverage
-          python: '3.11'
-          allow_failure: false
-
-        # pypy3: not included with coverage reports (much slower then).
-        - name: pypy3-dj42-postgres
-          python: 'pypy3.9'
-          allow_failure: false
+          - name: linting,docs
+            python: '3.13'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false 
+            
+          - name: py39-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.9'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: true
+
+          - name: py310-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.10'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: true
+
+          - name: py311-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.11'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: true
+
+          # start: Speeding up tests by running them in parallel.
+          - name: py312-dj42-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.12'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+
+          - name: py312-dj51-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.12'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+
+          - name: py312-dj52-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.12'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+          # end: Speeding up tests by running them in parallel.
+
+          - name: py313-sqlite-xdist-coverage
+            python: '3.13'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: true
+
+          - name: py313-djmain-postgres-coverage
+            python: '3.13'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+
+          - name: py313-djmain-mysql-coverage
+            python: '3.13'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+
+          - name: py313-djmain-sqlite-pytestmin
+            python: '3.13'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
+
+          # pypy3: not included with coverage reports (much slower then).
+          - name: pypy3-dj52-sqlite
+            python: 'pypy3.11'
+            allow_failure: false
+            use_factor: false
 
   report-coverage:
     name: Report Combined Coverage
@@ -178,14 +164,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download all coverage artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          path: downloaded-coverage-artifacts
+          path: .
           pattern: coverage-artifact-*
 
       - name: Combine coverage reports
         run: |
-          mkdir combined_coverage_data
-          find downloaded-coverage-artifacts -type f -name 'coverage.*' -exec cp {} combined_coverage_data/ \;
-          coverage combine combined_coverage_data/*
+          coverage combine coverage-artifact-*
           coverage xml
           coverage html
           coverage report --show-missing --format=markdown >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29acbf43..3a404215 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ postgres = [
     "psycopg[binary]",
 ]
 mysql = [
-    "mysqlclient==2.1.0",
+    "mysqlclient==2.2.7",
 ]
 xdist = [
     "pytest-xdist",
diff --git a/tests/test_fixtures.py b/tests/test_fixtures.py
index 709ae6c9..4fadcde2 100644
--- a/tests/test_fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/test_fixtures.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 fixtures are tested in test_database.
 """
 
+import os
 import socket
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ def test_set_non_existent(settings):
 
 
 class TestLiveServer:
+    @pytest.mark.skipif("PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER" in os.environ, reason="xdist in use")
     def test_settings_before(self) -> None:
         from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ def test_url(self, live_server) -> None:
     def test_change_settings(self, live_server, settings) -> None:
         assert live_server.url == force_str(live_server)
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif("PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER" in os.environ, reason="xdist in use")
     def test_settings_restored(self) -> None:
         """Ensure that settings are restored after test_settings_before."""
         from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d6d0e80c..edcb30ab 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py313-dj{main,52,51}-postgres
-    py312-dj{main,52,51,42}-postgres
-    py311-dj{main,52,51,42}-postgres
-    py310-dj{main,52,51,42}-postgres
-    py39-dj42-postgres
+    py313-dj{main,52,51}-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{xdist}-{coverage}
+    py312-dj{main,52,51,42}-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{xdist}-{coverage}
+    py{py,}311-dj{52,51,42}-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{xdist}-{coverage}
+    py{py,}310-dj{52,51,42}-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{xdist}-{coverage}
+    py{py,}39-dj42-{sqlite,postgres,mysql}-{xdist}-{coverage}
     linting
 
 [testenv]
@@ -16,17 +16,19 @@ dependency_groups =
     xdist: xdist
 deps =
     djmain: https://github.com/django/django/archive/main.tar.gz
-    dj52: Django>=5.2a1,<6.0
+    dj52: Django>=5.2,<6.0
     dj51: Django>=5.1,<5.2
     dj50: Django>=5.0,<5.1
     dj42: Django>=4.2,<4.3
+
     pytestmin: pytest>=7.0,<7.1
 
 setenv =
-    mysql: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pytest_django_test.settings_mysql
+    mysql:        DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pytest_django_test.settings_mysql
     postgres:     DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pytest_django_test.settings_postgres
     sqlite:       DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pytest_django_test.settings_sqlite
     sqlite_file:  DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=pytest_django_test.settings_sqlite_file
+    xdist:        PYTEST_ADDOPTS=-n auto
 
     coverage: PYTESTDJANGO_TEST_RUNNER=coverage run -m pytest
     coverage: COVERAGE_PROCESS_START={toxinidir}/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,9 +38,7 @@ setenv =
 passenv = PYTEST_ADDOPTS,TERM,TEST_DB_USER,TEST_DB_PASSWORD,TEST_DB_HOST
 usedevelop = True
 commands =
-    coverage: coverage erase
     {env:PYTESTDJANGO_TEST_RUNNER:pytest} {posargs:tests}
-    coverage: coverage combine
 
 [testenv:linting]
 dependency_groups = linting