diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index d2f668e955..37aa16deb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -48,12 +48,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
       - name: yarn install
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: yarn lint
-      - run: yarn build
-      - run: yarn test
+
+      - name: lint
+        run: yarn lerna -- run lint --since origin/master
+
+      - name: build
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: test
+        run: yarn lerna -- run test --since origin/master -- --coverage
+
       - name: yarn bundle, if app was changed
-        run: git diff --quiet origin/master HEAD -- packages/app packages/core || yarn bundle
+        run: git diff --quiet origin/master HEAD -- yarn.lock packages/app packages/core || yarn bundle
+
       - name: verify storybook
         run: yarn workspace storybook build-storybook
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index ddce729bd8..6df9738bbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -47,16 +47,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
+
       - name: yarn install
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: yarn lint
-      - run: yarn build
-      - run: yarn test
+
+      - name: lint
+        run: yarn lerna -- run lint
+
+      - name: build
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: test
+        run: yarn lerna -- run test -- --coverage
+
       # Publishes current version of packages that are not already present in the registry
       - name: publish
-        run: npx --no-install lerna publish from-package --yes
+        run: yarn lerna -- publish from-package --yes
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
       # Tags the commit with the version in the core package if the tag doesn't exist
       - uses: Klemensas/action-autotag@1.2.3
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1db293f059..c1c67c7e1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "create-plugin": "backstage-cli create-plugin",
     "release": "if [ \"$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)\" = master ]; then echo \"don't try to release master\"; exit 1; else lerna version --no-push; fi",
     "lint": "cross-env CI=true lerna run lint --since origin/master --",
+    "lerna": "lerna",
     "storybook": "yarn workspace storybook start"
   },
   "workspaces": {