diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/all/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/all/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/all/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/all/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4c7310af1d..f50c57b251 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
 #{{ .Config | renderGlobalEnv | indent 2 }}#
 
@@ -171,19 +172,18 @@ jobs:
     #{{- if .Config.IntegrationTestProvider }}#
     - name: Run provider tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      working-directory: provider
-      run: go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover" test_provider
       env:
 #{{ .Config | renderLocalEnv | indent 8 }}#
     #{{- end }}#
     - name: Run tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      run: cd #{{ .Config.TestFolder }}# && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -skip TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -skip TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
 #{{ .Config | renderLocalEnv | indent 8 }}#
     - name: Run pulumi/examples tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'pulumiExamples'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -run TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -run TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
 #{{ .Config | renderLocalEnv | indent 8 }}#
 #{{- else }}#
diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/Makefile b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/Makefile
index 3e4cd744a8..94a8fb494c 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/base/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-#{{ .Config.GenName }}#-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 #{{- if .Config.GoBuildParallelism }}#
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?= -p #{{ .Config.GoBuildParallelism }}#
@@ -341,13 +343,13 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd #{{ .Config.TestFolder }}# && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd #{{ .Config.TestFolder }}# && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
 
 #{{- if .Config.TestProviderCmd }}#
 test_provider_cmd = #{{ .Config.TestProviderCmd }}#
 #{{- else }}#
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/parameterized-go/Makefile b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/parameterized-go/Makefile
index 3321900bfd..fb9e32c9ae 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/parameterized-go/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/parameterized-go/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ GO_MODULE := $(PROJECT)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 #{{- if .Config.GoBuildParallelism }}#
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?= -p #{{ .Config.GoBuildParallelism }}#
@@ -125,13 +127,13 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER):
 	$(call build_provider_cmd,$(shell go env GOOS),$(shell go env GOARCH),$(WORKING_DIR)/bin/$(PROVIDER))
 
 test:
-	cd #{{ .Config.TestFolder }}# && go test -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd #{{ .Config.TestFolder }}# && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
 
 #{{- if .Config.TestProviderCmd }}#
 test_provider_cmd = #{{ .Config.TestProviderCmd }}#
 #{{- else }}#
-test_provider_cmd = go test \
+test_provider_cmd = $(GO_TEST_EXEC) \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws-native/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws-native/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws-native/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws-native/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fa6167841b..6b4ee37686 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   AWS_REGION: us-west-2
   PULUMI_API: https://api.pulumi-staging.io
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/Makefile
index a8fa05cec0..4eb7342e96 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-tfgen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?= -p 2
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 1
@@ -245,9 +247,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd examples && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd examples && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b4401303d3..93c2e9140f 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   PULUMI_API: https://api.pulumi-staging.io
   PULUMI_GO_DEP_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/..
@@ -105,8 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       run: make install_${{ matrix.language}}_sdk
     - name: Run provider tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      working-directory: provider
-      run: go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover" test_provider
       env:
         CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
         CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Run tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -skip TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -skip TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
         CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Run pulumi/examples tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'pulumiExamples'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -run TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -run TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
         CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/Makefile
index 5761e3af8b..25648d66c2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-tfgen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?=
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 1
@@ -252,9 +254,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd examples && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd examples && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/command/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/command/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/command/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/command/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker-build/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker-build/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker-build/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker-build/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c8b9968a6a..8cfbe445c7 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   ARM_CLIENT_ID: 30e520fa-12b4-4e21-b473-9426c5ac2e1e
   ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID: 0282681f-7a9e-424b-80b2-96babd57a8a1
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       run: make install_${{ matrix.language}}_sdk
     - name: Run tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -skip TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -skip TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         ARM_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.ARM_CLIENT_SECRET }}
         DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN }}
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         PRIVATE_SSH_KEY_FOR_DIGITALOCEAN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.PRIVATE_SSH_KEY_FOR_DIGITALOCEAN }}
     - name: Run pulumi/examples tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'pulumiExamples'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -run TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -run TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         ARM_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.ARM_CLIENT_SECRET }}
         DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN: ${{ steps.esc-secrets.outputs.DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/Makefile
index f49cdca149..edb1dcfba8 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-tfgen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?=
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 1
@@ -257,9 +259,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd examples && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd examples && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d853c2cc86..67cb91f96a 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   AWS_REGION: us-west-2
   DOTNET_VERSION: 6.x
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/Makefile
index b8db51da10..decb4dbb07 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/eks/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-gen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?=
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 0
@@ -246,9 +248,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd tests && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd tests && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-cert-manager/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-cert-manager/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-cert-manager/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-cert-manager/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-coredns/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-coredns/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-coredns/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-coredns/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-ingress-nginx/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-ingress-nginx/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-ingress-nginx/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes-ingress-nginx/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/kubernetes/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumi-provider-boilerplate/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumi-provider-boilerplate/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumi-provider-boilerplate/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumi-provider-boilerplate/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c7894de6b0..4364840767 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   PROVIDER: pulumiservice
   PULUMI_API: https://api.pulumi-staging.io
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/Makefile
index 7bdf46feb1..086d1f320c 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/pulumiservice/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-gen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?=
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 0
@@ -245,9 +247,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER):
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd examples && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd examples && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c94cf23335..85bf843c42 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   AWS_REGION: us-west-2
   PULUMI_API: https://api.pulumi-staging.io
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/Makefile
index 75fc6820fa..c3ddc111be 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/terraform-module/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ GO_MODULE := $(PROJECT)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?=
 
@@ -106,9 +108,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER):
 	$(call build_provider_cmd,$(shell go env GOOS),$(shell go env GOARCH),$(WORKING_DIR)/bin/$(PROVIDER))
 
 test:
-	cd tests && go test -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd tests && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = go test \
+test_provider_cmd = $(GO_TEST_EXEC) \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.config/mise.test.toml b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.config/mise.test.toml
index 7176fabfb3..a97f5ffaf2 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides for test workflows -- currently empty.
+[tools]
+"aqua:gotestyourself/gotestsum" = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.github/workflows/test.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 605a96fcff..594de0f06d 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 env:
   PR_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.sha }}
   MISE_ENV: test
+  GO_TEST_EXEC: "gotestsum --format github-actions --"
 
   PULUMI_API: https://api.pulumi-staging.io
   PULUMI_GO_DEP_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/..
@@ -100,12 +101,12 @@ jobs:
       run: make install_${{ matrix.language}}_sdk
     - name: Run tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'local'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -skip TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -skip TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Run pulumi/examples tests
       if: matrix.testTarget == 'pulumiExamples'
-      run: cd examples && go test -v -count=1 -cover -timeout 2h -tags=${{ matrix.language }} -run TestPulumiExamples -parallel 4 .
+      run: make TESTTAGS=${{ matrix.language }} GOTESTARGS="-count=1 -cover -run TestPulumiExamples" test
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/Makefile b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/Makefile
index 2ff741b4d3..4df6b56747 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/Makefile
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/xyz/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CODEGEN := pulumi-tfgen-$(PACK)
 PROVIDER := pulumi-resource-$(PACK)
 TESTPARALLELISM := 10
 GOTESTARGS := ""
+TESTTAGS ?= all
+GO_TEST_EXEC ?= go test
 WORKING_DIR := $(shell pwd)
 PULUMI_PROVIDER_BUILD_PARALLELISM ?= -p 2
 PULUMI_CONVERT := 1
@@ -245,9 +247,9 @@ bin/$(PROVIDER): .make/schema
 
 test: export PATH := $(WORKING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)
 test:
-	cd examples && go test -v -tags=all -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
+	cd examples && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -tags=$(TESTTAGS) -parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) -timeout 2h $(value GOTESTARGS)
 .PHONY: test
-test_provider_cmd = cd provider && go test -v -short \
+test_provider_cmd = cd provider && $(GO_TEST_EXEC) -v -short \
 	-coverprofile="coverage.txt" \
 	-coverpkg="./...,github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-..." \
 	-parallel $(TESTPARALLELISM) \