diff --git a/.woodpecker/test_release.yml b/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
index 49a312b..b5d56ae 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test_release.yml
@@ -36,26 +36,3 @@ pipeline:
     commands:
       - bash get_release_notes.sh 2.1.9
       - cat RELEASENOTES.md
-
-  # test code with different python versions - amd64
-  test-tox-amd64:
-    when:
-      branch: master
-      event: pull_request
-    image: cr.44net.ch/ci-plugins/multipy:1-linux-amd64
-    pull: true
-    commands:
-      - tox
-
-  # test code with different python versions - arm64
-  test-tox-arm64:
-    when:
-      branch: master
-      event: pull_request
-    image: cr.44net.ch/ci-plugins/multipy:1-linux-arm64
-    pull: true
-    commands:
-      - grep -v img2pdf contrib/requirements_dev.txt > contrib/requirements_dev_arm64.txt
-      - rm -f contrib/requirements_dev.txt
-      - mv contrib/requirements_dev_arm64.txt contrib/requirements_dev.txt
-      - tox
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test_tox_amd64.yml b/.woodpecker/test_tox_amd64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f11220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.woodpecker/test_tox_amd64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+##################
+# test tox amd64 #
+##################
+# branch: master
+# event: pull_request
+
+depends_on:
+  - tests
+
+clone:
+  git:
+    when:
+      branch: master
+      event: pull_request
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-git
+
+pipeline:
+
+  # test code with different python versions - amd64
+  test-tox-amd64:
+    when:
+      branch: master
+      event: pull_request
+    image: cr.44net.ch/ci-plugins/multipy:1-linux-amd64
+    pull: true
+    commands:
+      - tox
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test_tox_arm64.yml b/.woodpecker/test_tox_arm64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1b1f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.woodpecker/test_tox_arm64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+##################
+# test tox arm64 #
+##################
+# branch: master
+# event: pull_request
+
+depends_on:
+  - tests
+
+clone:
+  git:
+    when:
+      branch: master
+      event: pull_request
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-git
+
+pipeline:
+
+  # test code with different python versions - arm64
+  test-tox-arm64:
+    when:
+      branch: master
+      event: pull_request
+    image: cr.44net.ch/ci-plugins/multipy:1-linux-arm64
+    pull: true
+    commands:
+      - grep -v img2pdf contrib/requirements_dev.txt > contrib/requirements_dev_arm64.txt
+      - rm -f contrib/requirements_dev.txt
+      - mv contrib/requirements_dev_arm64.txt contrib/requirements_dev.txt
+      - tox