diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 6166c1d3d8..1408d79a0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
             python: '3.10'
             solc: '0.8.20'
             evm-type: 'main'
-            tox-cmd: 'tox'
+            tox-cmd: 'tox run-parallel --parallel-no-spinner'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python: '3.12'
             solc: '0.8.23'
             evm-type: 'main'
-            tox-cmd: 'tox'
+            tox-cmd: 'tox run-parallel --parallel-no-spinner'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python: '3.11'
             solc: '0.8.21'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
             python: '3.11'
             solc: '0.8.22'
             evm-type: 'main'
-            tox-cmd: 'tox'
+            tox-cmd: 'tox run-parallel --parallel-no-spinner'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2167cebf7a..a0d51c0a09 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: tox
         name: tox
-        entry: tox
+        entry: tox run-parallel
         language: system
         types: [python]
         pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e4fa4e837..694ad67c93 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Test fixtures for use by clients are available for each release on the [Github r
 
 ### 📋 Misc
 
+- ✨ Use `run-parallel` and shared wheel packages for `tox` ([#408](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/pull/408)).
+
 ### 💥 Breaking Changes
 
 ## [v2.0.0](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/tag/v2.0.0) - 2024-01-25: 🐍🏖️ Cancun
diff --git a/docs/writing_tests/verifying_changes.md b/docs/writing_tests/verifying_changes.md
index 24a5211e96..0c62a0d8b6 100644
--- a/docs/writing_tests/verifying_changes.md
+++ b/docs/writing_tests/verifying_changes.md
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ pip install tox
 
 Run tox, as executed in Github Actions, with:
 
+```console
+tox run-parallel
+```
+
+or, with sequential test environment execution and verbose output as:
+
 ```console
 tox
 ```
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 04f8e382bf..a3a8090f76 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ env_list =
 [main]
 development_fork = Cancun
 
+[testenv]
+package = wheel
+wheel_build_env = .pkg
+
 [testenv:framework]
 description = Run checks on helper libraries and test framework