diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 7f6fee5..e661861 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,24 @@ jobs:
 
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  prepare-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: List perl versions
+    outputs:
+      perl-versions: ${{ steps.action.outputs.perl-versions }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Perl versions action step
+        id: action
+        uses: perl-actions/perl-versions@v2
+        with:
+          target:     "perl-tester"
+          since-perl: "5.8"
+
   linux:
     name: "linux ${{ matrix.perl-version }}"
-    needs: [ubuntu]
+    needs:
+      - ubuntu
+      - prepare-matrix
     env:
       PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 0
       AUTHOR_TESTING: 1
@@ -58,24 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        perl-version:
-          [
-            "5.36",
-            "5.34",
-            "5.32",
-            "5.30",
-            "5.28",
-            "5.26",
-            "5.24",
-            "5.22",
-            "5.20",
-            "5.18",
-            "5.16",
-            "5.14",
-            "5.12",
-            "5.10",
-            "5.8",
-          ]
+        perl-version: ${{ fromJson (needs.prepare-matrix.outputs.perl-versions) }}
 
     container:
       image: perldocker/perl-tester:${{ matrix.perl-version }}