diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
index 3c8df49637..daeb4ea4f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
@@ -79,150 +79,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate coverage report (85%) # Coverage threshold should only increase over time — never decrease it!
       run: COVERAGE_FAIL_UNDER=85 make coverage-report
 
-  integration-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    - name: Install UV
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-    - name: Install system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
-    - name: Install
-      run: make install
-    - name: Run integration tests with coverage
-      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-integration
-    - name: Show debug logs
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-integration.yml logs
-    - name: Upload coverage data
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
-      with:
-        name: coverage-integration
-        path: .coverage*
-        include-hidden-files: true
-
-  integration-test-s3:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    - name: Install UV
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-    - name: Install system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
-    - name: Install
-      run: make install
-    - name: Run s3 integration tests with coverage
-      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-s3
-    - name: Show debug logs
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose.yml logs
-    - name: Upload coverage data
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
-      with:
-        name: coverage-s3
-        path: .coverage*
-        include-hidden-files: true
-
-  integration-test-adls:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    - name: Install UV
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-    - name: Install system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
-    - name: Install
-      run: make install
-    - name: Run adls integration tests with coverage
-      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-adls
-    - name: Show debug logs
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-azurite.yml logs
-    - name: Upload coverage data
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
-      with:
-        name: coverage-adls
-        path: .coverage*
-        include-hidden-files: true
-
-  integration-test-gcs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    - name: Install UV
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-    - name: Install system dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
-    - name: Install
-      run: make install
-    - name: Run gcs integration tests with coverage
-      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-gcs
-    - name: Show debug logs
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-gcs-server.yml logs
-    - name: Upload coverage data
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
-      with:
-        name: coverage-gcs
-        path: .coverage*
-        include-hidden-files: true
-
-  integration-coverage-report:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [integration-test, integration-test-s3, integration-test-adls, integration-test-gcs]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
-    - name: Install UV
-      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
-      with:
-        enable-cache: true
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: uv sync --group dev
-    - name: Download all coverage artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
-      with:
-        pattern: coverage-*
-        merge-multiple: true
-    - name: Generate coverage report (75%) # Coverage threshold should only increase over time — never decrease it!
-      run: COVERAGE_FAIL_UNDER=75 make coverage-report
-
   cibw-dev-env-smoke-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c9ecc6eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+name: "Python Integration"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - 'main'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:                                       # Only run integration tests when Python (or the code they exercise) changes.
+    - '**/*.py'
+    - 'pyproject.toml'
+    - 'uv.lock'
+    - 'Makefile'
+    - 'dev/**'                                   # docker-compose files and fixtures used by the integration suites.
+    - '.github/workflows/python-integration.yml' # this file itself.
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+jobs:
+  integration-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
+    - name: Install
+      run: make install
+    - name: Run integration tests with coverage
+      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-integration
+    - name: Show debug logs
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-integration.yml logs
+    - name: Upload coverage data
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+      with:
+        name: coverage-integration
+        path: .coverage*
+        include-hidden-files: true
+
+  integration-test-s3:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
+    - name: Install
+      run: make install
+    - name: Run s3 integration tests with coverage
+      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-s3
+    - name: Show debug logs
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose.yml logs
+    - name: Upload coverage data
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+      with:
+        name: coverage-s3
+        path: .coverage*
+        include-hidden-files: true
+
+  integration-test-adls:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
+    - name: Install
+      run: make install
+    - name: Run adls integration tests with coverage
+      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-adls
+    - name: Show debug logs
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-azurite.yml logs
+    - name: Upload coverage data
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+      with:
+        name: coverage-adls
+        path: .coverage*
+        include-hidden-files: true
+
+  integration-test-gcs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libkrb5-dev # for kerberos
+    - name: Install
+      run: make install
+    - name: Run gcs integration tests with coverage
+      run: COVERAGE=1 make test-gcs
+    - name: Show debug logs
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      run: docker compose -f dev/docker-compose-gcs-server.yml logs
+    - name: Upload coverage data
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+      with:
+        name: coverage-gcs
+        path: .coverage*
+        include-hidden-files: true
+
+  integration-coverage-report:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [integration-test, integration-test-s3, integration-test-adls, integration-test-gcs]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+    - name: Install UV
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
+      with:
+        enable-cache: true
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: uv sync --group dev
+    - name: Download all coverage artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+      with:
+        pattern: coverage-*
+        merge-multiple: true
+    - name: Generate coverage report (75%) # Coverage threshold should only increase over time — never decrease it!
+      run: COVERAGE_FAIL_UNDER=75 make coverage-report