diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-pipeline.yml
index 5b4c35d..ef020a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-pipeline.yml
@@ -23,43 +23,18 @@ jobs:
     name: Setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get-python-version
-        run: |
-          echo "python_version=$(cat .python-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        id: cache-restore
-        with:
-          path: |
-            backend/.venv
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements*.txt') }}-${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: . script/bootstrap
+          task-version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Lint
     needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get-python-version
-        run: |
-          echo "python_version=$(cat .python-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
-      - name: Setup Task
-        uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
-        with:
-          version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        id: cache-restore
-        with:
-          path: |
-            backend/.venv
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements*.txt') }}-${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
+          task-version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
       - name: Lint
         run: |
           task be:lint
@@ -69,22 +44,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get-python-version
-        run: |
-          echo "python_version=$(cat .python-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
-      - name: Setup Task
-        uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
-        with:
-          version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        id: cache-restore
-        with:
-          path: |
-            backend/.venv
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements*.txt') }}-${{ steps.get-python-version.outputs.python_version }}
+          task-version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
       - name: Test
         run: |
           task be:test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment/action.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1bc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-backend-environment/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# Standardized backend CI environment setup.
+#
+# This is expected to run before any step logic is executed.
+#
+
+name: 'Setup Backend Environment'
+inputs:
+  task-version:
+    required: true
+outputs:
+  python-version:
+    value: ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Setup Task
+      uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
+      with:
+        version: ${{ inputs.task-version }}
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      id: setup-python
+      with:
+        python-version-file: './backend/pyproject.toml'
+    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      id: cache-restore
+      with:
+        path: |
+          backend/.venv
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements*.txt') }}-${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      if: steps.cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: . script/bootstrap
+      working-directory: backend
+      shell: bash