diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da25a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: "per-push tests"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronized
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup rust toolchain
+        uses: msrd0/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: compile components
+        run: |
+          cargo build --lib
+          cargo build --bin decomposer
+
+  test-frontend:
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup rust toolchain
+        uses: msrd0/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: test lexer
+        run:  cargo test lexer
+      - name: test parser
+        run:  cargo test parser
+
+  timed-decomposer-parse:
+    needs: [test-frontend]
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup rust toolchain
+        uses: msrd0/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: build decomposer
+        run:  cargo build --bin decomposer
+      - name: download test scheme source
+        run:  curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ecraven/r7rs-benchmarks/refs/heads/master/src/compiler.scm --output test.scm
+      - name: time parsing of test source
+        run:  cargo run --bin decomposer -- -t test.scm
+
+  test-utility:
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup rust toolchain
+        uses: msrd0/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: test number package
+        run:  cargo test number
+      - name: test double stack data type
+        run:  cargo test stackstack
+      - name: test hashmap data type
+        run:  cargo test hmap
+
+  test-backend:
+    needs: [build]
+    runs-on: docker
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup rust toolchain
+        uses: msrd0/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      - name: test instruction decoding
+        run:  cargo test util # this is instruction decoding code
+
diff --git a/decomposer/Cargo.toml b/decomposer/Cargo.toml
index 60b0f8e..071e041 100644
--- a/decomposer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/decomposer/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "decomposer"
 version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 authors = ["Ava Affine <ava@sunnypup.io>"]
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/mycelium/Cargo.toml b/mycelium/Cargo.toml
index 7bc4e79..9370cd3 100644
--- a/mycelium/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mycelium/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "mycelium"
 version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 num = { version = "0.4.3", features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/mycelium/src/lexer.rs b/mycelium/src/lexer.rs
index 431054c..c6266d3 100644
--- a/mycelium/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/mycelium/src/lexer.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl Iterator for Lexer {
         }
 
         let res = self.seek_next_token();
-        if let Err(ref e) = res {
+        if let Err(e) = &res {
             self.has_error_state = Some(e.clone());
         }
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ impl Lexer {
         }
 
         if let Some(ref res) = output {
-            if let Err(ref e) = res {
+            if let Err(e) = &res {
                 self.has_error_state = Some(e.clone());
             }
         }
diff --git a/mycelium/src/lib.rs b/mycelium/src/lib.rs
index b68beca..e6896e7 100644
--- a/mycelium/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mycelium/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), no_std)]
-#![feature(let_chains)]
 #![feature(iter_collect_into)]
 #![feature(if_let_guard)]
 #![feature(core_float_math)]