diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 5a5d5099..c002f509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -59,24 +59,31 @@ jobs:
           #   go-version: "1.16"
           # - python-version: "3.9"
           #   go-version: "1.17"
+
+          # breaking PR merged
           - python-version: "3.9"
             go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: main
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: "2b1b39b" # * |   2b1b39b - Merge pull request #692 from vidartf/patch-1 (5 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
+            traitlets-ref: "dcdec78" # * | |   dcdec78 - Merge pull request #698 from oliver-sanders/688 (9 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
+
+          # third commit of breaking PR
           - python-version: "3.9"
             go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: "8d76e18" # * |   8d76e18 - Merge pull request #703 from blink1073/setup-flake8 (8 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
+            traitlets-ref: "27f15ef" # [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks
+
+          # second commit of breaking PR
           - python-version: "3.9"
             go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: "b0c30ce" # * |   b0c30ce - Merge pull request #699 from blink1073/pre-commit (9 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
+            traitlets-ref: "b5b5085" # logging: add a logging_config trait
+
+          # first commit of breaking PR
           - python-version: "3.9"
             go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: "dcdec78" # * | |   dcdec78 - Merge pull request #698 from oliver-sanders/688 (9 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
+            traitlets-ref: "47c5837" # fix doctests
+
+          # breaking PR not merged
           - python-version: "3.9"
             go-version: "1.18"
-            traitlets-ref: "c332a71" # * |   c332a71 - Merge pull request #695 from metaperl/master (3 months ago) <Ryan Morshead>
+            traitlets-ref: "b0c30ce" # * |   b0c30ce - Merge pull request #699 from blink1073/pre-commit (9 weeks ago) <Steven Silvester>
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3