diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cba48538..a694dcb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -129,30 +129,6 @@ jobs:
         go test -tags nobadger -v -coverprofile="cover-profile.out" -short -race ./...
         # echo "status=$?" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-    - name: Install Hurl
-      if: matrix.os == 'linux' && matrix.go == '1.22'
-      run: |
-        curl --location --remote-name https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/releases/download/4.2.0/hurl_4.2.0_amd64.deb
-        sudo dpkg -i hurl_4.2.0_amd64.deb
-
-    - name: Run Caddy
-      if: matrix.os == 'linux' && matrix.go == '1.22'
-      run: |
-        ./cmd/caddy/caddy start
-
-    - name: Run tests with Hurl
-      if: matrix.os == 'linux' && matrix.go == '1.22'
-      run: |
-        mkdir hurl-report
-        find . -name *.hurl -exec hurl --variables-file caddytest/spec/hurl_vars.properties --very-verbose --verbose --test --report-junit hurl-report/junit.xml --color {} \;
-    
-    - name: Publish Test Results
-      if: matrix.os == 'linux' && matrix.go == '1.22'
-      uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
-      with:
-        files: |
-          hurl-report/junit.xml
-
     # Relevant step if we reinvestigate publishing test/coverage reports
     # - name: Prepare coverage reports
     #   run: |
@@ -168,6 +144,91 @@ jobs:
     #     echo "step_test ${{ steps.step_test.outputs.status }}\n"
     #     exit 1
 
+  spec-test:
+    permissions:
+      checks: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: 
+          - linux
+        go: 
+          - '1.23'
+
+        include:
+        # Set the minimum Go patch version for the given Go minor
+        # Usable via ${{ matrix.GO_SEMVER }}
+        - go: '1.23'
+          GO_SEMVER: '~1.23.0'
+
+        # Set some variables per OS, usable via ${{ matrix.VAR }}
+        # OS_LABEL: the VM label from GitHub Actions (see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories)
+        # CADDY_BIN_PATH: the path to the compiled Caddy binary, for artifact publishing
+        # SUCCESS: the typical value for $? per OS (Windows/pwsh returns 'True')
+        - os: linux
+          OS_LABEL: ubuntu-latest
+          CADDY_BIN_PATH: ./cmd/caddy/caddy
+          SUCCESS: 0
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.OS_LABEL }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.GO_SEMVER }}
+        check-latest: true
+
+    - name: Print Go version and environment
+      id: vars
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        printf "Using go at: $(which go)\n"
+        printf "Go version: $(go version)\n"
+        printf "\n\nGo environment:\n\n"
+        go env
+        printf "\n\nSystem environment:\n\n"
+        env
+        printf "Git version: $(git version)\n\n"
+        # Calculate the short SHA1 hash of the git commit
+        echo "short_sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Get dependencies
+      run: |
+        go get -v -t -d ./...
+        # mkdir test-results
+    - name: Build Caddy
+      working-directory: ./cmd/caddy
+      env:
+        CGO_ENABLED: 0
+      run: |
+        go build -tags nobadger -trimpath -ldflags="-w -s" -v
+      
+    - name: Install Hurl
+      env:
+        HURL_VERSION: "5.0.1"
+      run: |
+        curl --location --remote-name https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl/releases/download/${HURL_VERSION}/hurl_${HURL_VERSION}_amd64.deb
+        sudo dpkg -i hurl_${HURL_VERSION}_amd64.deb
+  
+    - name: Run Caddy
+      run: |
+        ./cmd/caddy/caddy start
+
+    - name: Run tests with Hurl
+      run: |
+        mkdir hurl-report
+        find . -name *.hurl -exec hurl --variables-file caddytest/spec/hurl_vars.properties --very-verbose --verbose --test --report-junit hurl-report/junit.xml --color {} \;
+    
+    - name: Publish Test Results
+      uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
+      with:
+        files: |
+          hurl-report/junit.xml
+
   s390x-test:
     name: test (s390x on IBM Z)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest