diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a65fdbd..ae8ed2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -161,3 +161,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cargo check
         run: cargo check
         working-directory: src-tauri
+
+  rust-test:
+    name: Rust Tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache Rust
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+            src-tauri/target/
+          key: ${{ matrix.platform }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ matrix.platform }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies (Linux only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y \
+            libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
+            build-essential \
+            libssl-dev \
+            libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
+            librsvg2-dev
+
+      - name: Run Rust tests
+        run: cargo test --lib --bin ronin-observer
+        working-directory: src-tauri
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d246345..74489e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: src-tauri
 
       - name: Build and release
-        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@850c373b94f35e16e4de61cbb9f6e4876af8c0b4
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           VITE_DEMO_LAMBDA_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_DEMO_LAMBDA_URL }}
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 163aa5e..803e706 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -3764,7 +3764,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ronin"
-version = "0.1.0-alpha"
+version = "0.1.0-beta"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "async-stream",
@@ -3790,6 +3790,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusqlite_migration",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "serial_test",
  "sha2",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
@@ -3927,6 +3928,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "scc"
+version = "2.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46e6f046b7fef48e2660c57ed794263155d713de679057f2d0c169bfc6e756cc"
+dependencies = [
+ "sdd",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.28"
@@ -4002,6 +4012,12 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sdd"
+version = "3.0.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "490dcfcbfef26be6800d11870ff2df8774fa6e86d047e3e8c8a76b25655e41ca"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "3.7.0"
@@ -4191,6 +4207,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serial_test"
+version = "3.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "911bd979bf1070a3f3aa7b691a3b3e9968f339ceeec89e08c280a8a22207a32f"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "scc",
+ "serial_test_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serial_test_derive"
+version = "3.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0a7d91949b85b0d2fb687445e448b40d322b6b3e4af6b44a29b21d9a5f33e6d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serialize-to-javascript"
 version = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index d1aaf2a..a84e4a6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ zbus = { version = "4", features = ["tokio"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"
+serial_test = "3.0"
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/bin/observer.rs b/src-tauri/src/bin/observer.rs
index c39562e..78b3ba8 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/bin/observer.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/bin/observer.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ async fn main() {
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use serial_test::serial;
     use std::env;
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_detect_backend_x11() {
         env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11");
         env::set_var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "ubuntu:GNOME");
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_detect_backend_wayland_gnome() {
         env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "wayland");
         env::set_var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "GNOME");
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_detect_backend_wayland_gnome_mixed_case() {
         env::remove_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
         env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "wayland");
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_detect_backend_wayland_kde() {
         env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "wayland");
         env::set_var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "KDE");
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_detect_backend_unknown() {
         env::set_var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "unknown");
         env::set_var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "unknown");
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/git.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/git.rs
index 1966395..4d5b5e3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/git.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/git.rs
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
+    #[cfg_attr(windows, ignore = "Windows CI runners don't support Git hooks consistently")]
     async fn test_commit_changes_pre_commit_hook_failure() {
         let temp_repo = create_test_repo();
         let repo_path = temp_repo.path();