diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 117022c..0a38a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,147 @@
 name: CI
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
 
-permissions:
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
+env:
+  NX_NON_NATIVE_HASHER: true
 
 jobs:
-  main:
+  format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Format check
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Check formatting of affected files
+        run: npx nx format:check
 
-      # Connect your workspace on nx.app and uncomment this to enable task distribution.
-      # The "--stop-agents-after" is optional, but allows idle agents to shut down once the "build" targets have been requested
-      # - run: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on="5 linux-medium-js" --stop-agents-after="build"
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Linter
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Lint affected projects
+        run: npx nx affected -t lint --parallel=3
 
-      # Cache node_modules
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+  unit-test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    name: Unit tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
-          cache: 'npm'
-      - run: npm ci
-      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Unit test affected projects
+        run: npx nx affected -t unit-test --parallel=3
 
-      - run: git branch --track main origin/main
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+  integration-test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    name: Integration tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Integration test affected projects
+        run: npx nx affected -t int-test --parallel=3
 
-      - run: npx nx format:check
-      - run: npx nx affected -t lint unit-test int-test e2e-test build
+  e2e:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    name: E2E tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: E2E test affected projects
+        run: npx nx affected -t e2e-test --parallel=1
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .node-version
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Set base and head for Nx affected commands
+        uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Build all projects # affected is not used to be able to test-release packages
+        run: npx nx run-many --target=build --parallel=3
+      #- name: Test-release packages
+      #  run: npx pkg-pr-new publish "packages/**/dist"
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
index 075a2ac..8099990 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ describe('PLUGIN collect report with knip-plugin NPM package', () => {
 
     expect(code).toBe(0);
     expect(stdout).toContain('Knip audits');
-    expect(stdout).toContain('Collecting report successful!');
 
     const report = await readJsonFile(
       path.join(defaultSetupDir, '.code-pushup', 'report.json'),
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/knip-reporter.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/knip-reporter.e2e.test.ts
index 745e099..4a63ed2 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/knip-reporter.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tests/knip-reporter.e2e.test.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ describe('knip reporter for code pushup audits', () => {
         'knip',
         '--no-exit-code',
         `--reporter=${reporterPath}`,
-        /* eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-string-raw */
-        `--reporter-options={\\"outputFile\\":\\"knip-report.json\\"}`,
+        `--reporter-options=${JSON.stringify(JSON.stringify({ outputFile: 'knip-report.json' }))}`,
       ],
       cwd: reporterSetupDir,
     });
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ describe('knip reporter for code pushup audits', () => {
                 message: 'Unused dependency zod',
                 severity: 'error',
                 source: {
-                  file: expect.stringContaining('package.json'),
+                  file: expect.pathToEndWith('package.json'),
                   position: {
                     startColumn: 6,
                     startLine: 4,
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tsconfig.test.json b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tsconfig.test.json
index c212b68..a56a1a3 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tsconfig.test.json
+++ b/e2e/plugin-knip-e2e/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "vitest.e2e.config.ts",
     "tests/**/*.e2e.test.ts",
     "tests/**/*.d.ts",
-    "mocks/**/*.ts"
+    "mocks/**/*.ts",
+    "../../testing/test-setup/src/vitest.d.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1e1a113..65f8ea3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "jest-util": "30.0.5",
         "jiti": "2.4.2",
         "nx": "21.6.9",
+        "pkg-pr-new": "^0.0.62",
         "prettier": "^3.3.2",
         "rollup": "^4.14.0",
         "ts-jest": "29.4.6",
@@ -74,6 +75,45 @@
         "@nx/nx-linux-x64-gnu": "16.7.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/core": {
+      "version": "1.11.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.11.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hXJCSrkwfA46Vd9Z3q4cpEpHB1rL5NG04+/rbqW9d3+CSvtB1tYe8UTpAlixa1vj0m/ULglfEK2UKxMGxCxv5A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
+        "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@actions/exec": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/exec/-/exec-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+sCcHHbVdk93a0XT19ECtO/gIXoxvdsgQLzb2fE2/5sIZmWQuluYyjPQtrtTHdU1YzTZ7bAPN4sITq2xi1679w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/io": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
+      "version": "2.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mx8hyJi/hjFvbPokCg4uRd4ZX78t+YyRPtnKWwIl+RzNaVuFpQHfmlGVfsKEJN8LwTCvL+DfVgAM04XaHkm6bA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tunnel": "^0.0.6",
+        "undici": "^5.25.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@actions/io": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/io/-/io-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wi9JjgKLYS7U/z8PPbco+PvTb/nRWjeoFlJ1Qer83k/3C5PHQi28hiVdeE2kHXmIL99mQFawx8qt/JPjZilJ8Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ampproject/remapping/-/remapping-2.3.0.tgz",
@@ -3122,6 +3162,16 @@
         "node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fastify/busboy": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fastify/busboy/-/busboy-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vBZP4NlzfOlerQTnba4aqZoMhE/a9HY7HRqoOPaETQcSQuWEIyZMHGfVu6w9wGtGK5fED5qRs2DteVCjOH60sA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@graphql-typed-document-node/core": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@graphql-typed-document-node/core/-/core-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -4875,6 +4925,22 @@
         "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@jsdevtools/ez-spawn": {
+      "version": "3.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsdevtools/ez-spawn/-/ez-spawn-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-f5DRIOZf7wxogefH03RjMPMdBF7ADTWUMoOs9kaJo06EfwF+aFhMZMDZxHg/Xe12hptN9xoZjGso2fdjapBRIA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "call-me-maybe": "^1.0.1",
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
+        "string-argv": "^0.3.1",
+        "type-detect": "^4.0.8"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@jsonjoy.com/base64": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jsonjoy.com/base64/-/base64-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -7869,6 +7935,288 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/action": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/action/-/action-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lo+nHx8kAV86bxvOVOI3vFjX3gXPd/L7guAUbvs3pUvnR2KC+R7yjBkA1uACt4gYhs4LcWP3AXSGQzsbeN2XXw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/auth-action": "^4.0.0",
+        "@octokit/core": "^5.0.0",
+        "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest": "^9.0.0",
+        "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods": "^10.0.0",
+        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
+        "undici": "^6.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/action/node_modules/undici": {
+      "version": "6.22.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-6.22.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hU/10obOIu62MGYjdskASR3CUAiYaFTtC9Pa6vHyf//mAipSvSQg6od2CnJswq7fvzNS3zJhxoRkgNVaHurWKw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18.17"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/auth-action": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/auth-action/-/auth-action-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/auth-token": "^4.0.0",
+        "@octokit/types": "^13.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
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+      }
+    },
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/src/lib/reporter/reporter.unit.test.ts b/packages/plugin-knip/src/lib/reporter/reporter.unit.test.ts
index 9ee9f3c..1f36825 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-knip/src/lib/reporter/reporter.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/src/lib/reporter/reporter.unit.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { IssueRecords, IssueSet } from 'knip/dist/types/issues';
 import { fs as memfsFs, vol } from 'memfs';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import type { AuditOutputs } from '@code-pushup/models';
-import { MEMFS_VOLUME } from '@code-pushup/test-utils';
+import { MEMFS_VOLUME, omitVariableAuditData } from '@code-pushup/test-utils';
 import { logger } from '@code-pushup/utils';
 import { rawReport } from '../../../mocks/fixtures/raw-knip.report';
 import { KNIP_RAW_REPORT_NAME, KNIP_REPORT_NAME } from '../constants.js';
@@ -118,7 +118,15 @@ describe('knipReporter', () => {
     expect(rawKnipReport.report).toStrictEqual({ files: true, unlisted: true });
     expect(rawKnipReport.options).toStrictEqual({ rawOutputFile });
     expect(rawKnipReport.issues.files).toStrictEqual(['main.js']);
-    expect(rawKnipReport.issues.unlisted).toStrictEqual(unlistedIssueRecords);
+    expect(rawKnipReport.issues.unlisted).toStrictEqual({
+      '/User/username/code-pushup-cli/packages/utils/.eslintrc.json': {
+        'jsonc-eslint-parser': {
+          type: 'unlisted',
+          symbol: 'jsonc-eslint-parser',
+          filePath: expect.pathToEndWith('package.json'),
+        },
+      },
+    });
     expect(rawKnipReport.counters).toStrictEqual({ files: 1, unlisted: 1 });
   });
 
@@ -167,6 +175,7 @@ describe('knipReporter', () => {
     const auditOutputsJson = JSON.parse(
       auditOutputsContent.toString(),
     ) as AuditOutputs;
-    expect(auditOutputsJson).toMatchSnapshot();
+    // sanitize variable data before snapshotting
+    expect(auditOutputsJson.map(omitVariableAuditData)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json
index 656d23e..8400081 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-knip/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "src/**/*.test.tsx",
     "src/**/*.test.js",
     "src/**/*.test.jsx",
-    "src/**/*.d.ts"
+    "src/**/*.d.ts",
+    "../../testing/test-setup/src/vitest.d.ts"
   ]
 }