diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index bf9d2c5c..a00be996 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -15,34 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-          architecture: "x64"
-      - name: Get pip cache dir
-        id: pip-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=dir::$(pip cache dir)"
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('setup.cfg') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-      - name: Cache checked links
-        if: ${{ matrix.group == 'link_check' }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pytest-link-check
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-${{ hashFiles('**/*.md', '**/*.rst') }}-md-links
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-linkcheck-
-      - name: Upgrade packaging dependencies
-        run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel --user
+      - name: Base Setup
+        uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           pip install -e .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f4d682b5..88a0936a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Base Setup
+      uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
     - name: Install Octave
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -qq octave octave-signal liboctave-dev
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         make install
     - name: Run test
       run: |