diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 62f34ff7..1e6fe188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        php: [7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2]
+        php: [7.4, 8.0, 8.2]
         stability: [prefer-stable]
         laravel: ['^6.0', '^9.0', '^10.0']
+        include:
+          - laravel: 6.*
+            dbal: ^2.6
         exclude:
           - php: 7.4
-            laravel: '^9.0'
-          - php: 7.4
-            laravel: '^10.0'
-          - php: 8.0
-            laravel: '^6.0'
+            laravel: ['^9.0', '^10.0']
           - php: 8.0
-            laravel: '^10.0'
-          - php: 8.2
-            laravel: '^6.0'
+            laravel: ['^6.0', '^10.0']
           - php: 8.2
-            laravel: '^9.0'
+            laravel: ['^6.0', '^9.0']
 
     name: PHP ${{ matrix.php }} - ${{ matrix.stability }} - ${{ matrix.laravel }}