diff --git a/.github/workflows/base.yml b/.github/workflows/base.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0cc16d5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/base.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+name: Rust CI
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      # What MSRV to use for the tests.
+      msrv:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+      # The list of feature combinations to test, as a JSON array.
+      features:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: '["default"]'
+
+      # Whether to build cargo-fuzz targets.
+      cargo-fuzz:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+      # An optional extra feature to enable for benchmarks.
+      benchmark-feature:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
+      # List of dependencies to pin to specific versions when generating the Cargo.lock file for the MSRV.
+      msrv-pinned-dependencies:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: '[]'
+
+jobs:
+  test_features:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        features: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.features) }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      with:
+        cache-on-failure: true
+    - name: build
+      run: cargo build -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES"
+      env:
+        FEATURES: ${{ matrix.features }}
+    - name: test
+      run: >
+        cargo test -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES" &&
+        cargo doc -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES"
+      env:
+        FEATURES: ${{ matrix.features }}
+
+  test_toolchains:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        rust:
+          - ${{ inputs.msrv }}
+          - nightly
+          - beta
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      if: ${{ matrix.rust == inputs.msrv }}
+    - name: Generate Cargo.lock with minimal-version dependencies
+      if: ${{ matrix.rust == inputs.msrv }}
+      run: |
+        cargo -Zminimal-versions generate-lockfile
+        echo '${{ inputs.msrv-pinned-dependencies }}' | jq -r '.[]' | while IFS= read -r dep; do
+          package_name=$(echo "$dep" | cut -d'@' -f1)
+          version=$(echo "$dep" | cut -d'@' -f2)
+          cargo update --precise "$version" "$package_name"
+        done
+
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+    - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      with:
+        cache-on-failure: true
+    - name: build
+      run: cargo build -v
+    - name: test
+      if: ${{ matrix.rust != inputs.msrv }}
+      run: cargo test -v && cargo doc -v
+
+  test_other_archs:
+    # github actions does not support 32-bit or big endian systems directly, but
+    # it does support QEMU. so we install qemu, then build and run the tests in
+    # an emulated mips system. NOTE: you can also use this approach to test for
+    # big endian locally.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu, i686-unknown-linux-gnu]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install or use cached cross-rs/cross
+        uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v2
+        with:
+          crate: cross
+      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+          key: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Start Docker (required for cross-rs)
+        run: sudo systemctl start docker
+      - name: Cross-Run Tests using QEMU
+        run: cross test --target ${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+  clippy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: install-dependencies
+      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install ninja-build meson nasm
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      with:
+        components: clippy
+    - run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
+      env:
+        SYSTEM_DEPS_DAV1D_BUILD_INTERNAL: always
+
+  rustfmt:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        components: rustfmt
+    - name: Run rustfmt check
+      run: cargo fmt -- --check
+
+  cargo-deny:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v2
+
+  cargo-semver-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+      - uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
+        with:
+          feature-group: default-features
+          release-type: minor
+
+  build_benchmarks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+    - name: build
+      run: cargo build -v --benches --features="${{ inputs.benchmarks-feature }}"
+
+  build_fuzz_cargo-fuzz:
+    name: "Fuzz targets (cargo-fuzz)"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ inputs.cargo-fuzz }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+    - name: Install cargo-fuzz
+      uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v3
+      with:
+        crate: cargo-fuzz
+    - name: check
+      run: cargo fuzz check
+      env:
+        CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 333c64a0f3..12a5d4a999 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -9,85 +9,14 @@ on:
     - cron: '5 16 * * 6'
 
 jobs:
-  test_features:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        features: ['', default, rayon, avif, bmp, dds, exr, ff, gif, hdr, ico, jpeg, png, pnm, qoi, tga, tiff, webp]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-    - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      with:
-        cache-on-failure: true
-    - name: build
-      run: cargo build -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES"
-      env:
-        FEATURES: ${{ matrix.features }}
-    - name: test
-      run: >
-        cargo test -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES" &&
-        cargo doc -v --no-default-features --features "$FEATURES"
-      env:
-        FEATURES: ${{ matrix.features }}
-
-  test_toolchains:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        rust: ["1.74.0", nightly, beta]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
-      if: ${{ matrix.rust == '1.74.0' }}
-    - name: Generate Cargo.lock with minimal-version dependencies
-      if: ${{ matrix.rust == '1.74.0' }}
-      run: |
-        cargo -Zminimal-versions generate-lockfile
-        cargo update num-bigint --precise 0.4.2
-
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1
-      with:
-        toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-    - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
-      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      with:
-        cache-on-failure: true
-    - name: build
-      run: cargo build -v
-    - name: test
-      if: ${{ matrix.rust != '1.74.0' }}
-      run: cargo test -v && cargo doc -v
-
-  test_other_archs:
-    # github actions does not support 32-bit or big endian systems directly, but
-    # it does support QEMU. so we install qemu, then build and run the tests in
-    # an emulated mips system. NOTE: you can also use this approach to test for
-    # big endian locally.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu, i686-unknown-linux-gnu]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install or use cached cross-rs/cross
-        uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v2
-        with:
-          crate: cross
-      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-          key: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - name: Start Docker (required for cross-rs)
-        run: sudo systemctl start docker
-      - name: Cross-Run Tests using QEMU
-        run: cross test --target ${{ matrix.arch }}
+  base:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/base.yml
+    with:
+      msrv: '1.74.0'
+      features: '["", "default", "rayon", "avif", "bmp", "dds", "exr", "ff", "gif", "hdr", "ico", "jpeg", "png", "pnm", "qoi", "tga", "tiff", "webp"]'
+      cargo-fuzz: true
+      benchmark-feature: 'benchmarks'
+      msrv-pinned-dependencies: '["num-bigint@0.4.2"]'
 
   test_avif_decoding:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -101,19 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       env:
         SYSTEM_DEPS_DAV1D_BUILD_INTERNAL: always
 
-  clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: install-dependencies
-      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install ninja-build meson nasm
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
-      with:
-        components: clippy
-    - run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
-      env:
-        SYSTEM_DEPS_DAV1D_BUILD_INTERNAL: always
-
   build_fuzz_afl:
     name: "Fuzz targets (afl)"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -140,21 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: ""
 
-  build_fuzz_cargo-fuzz:
-    name: "Fuzz targets (cargo-fuzz)"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
-    - name: Install cargo-fuzz
-      uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v3
-      with:
-        crate: cargo-fuzz
-    - name: check
-      run: cargo fuzz check
-      env:
-        CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
-
   public_private_dependencies:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -172,40 +73,3 @@ jobs:
         sed -i 's/num-traits = { ver/num-traits = { public = true, ver/' Cargo.toml
         # cargo +nightly check
         cargo check
-
-  build_benchmarks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
-    - name: build
-      run: cargo build -v --benches --features=benchmarks
-
-  rustfmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      with:
-        components: rustfmt
-    - name: Run rustfmt check
-      run: cargo fmt -- --check
-
-  cargo-deny:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v2
-
-  cargo-semver-checks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Cache Cargo Dependencies
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-      - uses: obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks-action@v2
-        with:
-          feature-group: default-features
-          release-type: minor