diff --git a/.github/workflows/download_full_toml_test_suites.sh b/.github/workflows/download_full_toml_test_suites.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f002c3beb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/download_full_toml_test_suites.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+rm -rf vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi  vlib/toml/tests/testdata/iarna  vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton  vlib/toml/tests/testdata/large_toml_file_test.toml
+
+.github/workflows/retry.sh wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Larpon/89b0e3d94c6903851ff15559e5df7a05/raw/62a1f87a4e37bf157f2e0bfb32d85d840c98e422/large_toml_file_test.toml -O vlib/toml/tests/testdata/large_toml_file_test.toml
+
+.github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/iarna/toml-spec-tests.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/iarna
+git -C vlib/toml/tests/testdata/iarna checkout 1880b1a
+
+.github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/toml-lang/toml-test.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi
+git -C vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi checkout f30c716
+
+.github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/toml-rs/toml.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton
+git -C vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton reset --hard 499e8c4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
index 3b928f3ab0..f510db62f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
@@ -13,61 +13,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      TOML_BS_TESTS_PATH: vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi/toml-test
-      TOML_BS_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT: 4634fdf
-      TOML_IARNA_TESTS_PATH: vlib/toml/tests/testdata/iarna/toml-test
-      TOML_IARNA_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT: 1880b1a
-      TOML_AC_TESTS_PATH: vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton/toml-test
-      TOML_AC_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT: 499e8c4
-      VTEST_TOML_DO_LARGE_FILES: 1
-      VTEST_TOML_DO_YAML_CONVERSION: 1
     steps:
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           .github/workflows/retry.sh sudo apt-get update
           .github/workflows/retry.sh sudo apt-get install --quiet -y jq libgc-dev
       - name: Build V
-        run: make -j2 && ./v -cc gcc -o v cmd/v
+        run: make
 
       - name: Show JQ Version
         run: jq --version
 
-      - name: Run local TOML tests
-        run: ./v test vlib/toml
+      - name: Download more TOML testsuits
+        run: .github/workflows/download_full_toml_test_suites.sh
 
-        # Tests found at https://github.com/BurntSushi/toml-test
-      - name: Clone BurntSushi/toml-test
-        run: |
-          .github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/BurntSushi/toml-test.git $TOML_BS_TESTS_PATH
-          .github/workflows/retry.sh git -C $TOML_BS_TESTS_PATH checkout $TOML_BS_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT
-
-      - name: Run BurntSushi TOML tests
-        run: ./v vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi_toml_test.v
-
-        # Tests found at gist
-      - name: Get large_toml_file_test.toml
-        run: .github/workflows/retry.sh wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Larpon/89b0e3d94c6903851ff15559e5df7a05/raw/62a1f87a4e37bf157f2e0bfb32d85d840c98e422/large_toml_file_test.toml -O vlib/toml/tests/testdata/large_toml_file_test.toml
-
-      - name: Run large TOML file tests
-        run: ./v vlib/toml/tests/large_toml_file_test.v
-
-        # Tests found at https://github.com/iarna/toml-spec-tests
-      - name: Clone iarna/toml-spec-tests
-        run: |
-          .github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/iarna/toml-spec-tests.git $TOML_IARNA_TESTS_PATH
-          git -C $TOML_IARNA_TESTS_PATH checkout $TOML_IARNA_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT
-
-      - name: Run iarna TOML tests
-        run: ./v -gc boehm vlib/toml/tests/iarna_toml_spec_test.v
-
-        # Tests found at https://github.com/alexcrichton/toml-rs
-      - name: Clone alexcrichton/toml-rs
-        run: |
-          .github/workflows/retry.sh git clone -n https://github.com/alexcrichton/toml-rs.git $TOML_AC_TESTS_PATH
-          git -C $TOML_AC_TESTS_PATH checkout $TOML_AC_TESTS_PINNED_COMMIT
-
-      - name: Run alexcrichton TOML tests
-        run: ./v vlib/toml/tests/alexcrichton_toml_rs_test.v
+      - name: Run TOML tests
+        run: VTEST_TOML_DO_YAML_CONVERSION=1 VTEST_TOML_DO_LARGE_FILES=1 ./v test vlib/toml
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/alexcrichton_toml_rs_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/alexcrichton_toml_rs_test.v
index 5df604dd2d..1c3cf58035 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/alexcrichton_toml_rs_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/alexcrichton_toml_rs_test.v
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import toml.ast
 import x.json2
 
 const hide_oks = os.getenv('VTEST_HIDE_OK') == '1'
+const no_jq = os.getenv('VNO_JQ') == '1'
 
 // Instructions for developers:
 // The actual tests and data can be obtained by doing:
-// `git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alexcrichton/toml-rs.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton/toml-test`
+// `git clone -n https://github.com/toml-rs/toml.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton`
+// `git -C vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton reset --hard 499e8c4`
 // See also the CI toml tests
 // Kept for easier handling of future updates to the tests
 const valid_exceptions = [
@@ -62,11 +64,11 @@ fn run(args []string) !string {
 
 // test_alexcrichton_toml_rs run though 'testdata/alexcrichton/toml-test/test-suite/tests/*' if found.
 fn test_alexcrichton_toml_rs() {
-	this_file := @FILE
-	test_root := os.join_path(os.dir(this_file), 'testdata', 'alexcrichton', 'toml-test')
+	eprintln('> running ${@LOCATION}')
+	test_root := '${@VROOT}/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/alexcrichton/test-suite/tests'
 	if os.is_dir(test_root) {
-		valid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'test-suite', 'tests',
-			'valid'), '.toml')
+		valid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'valid'), '.toml')
+		invalid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'invalid'), '.toml')
 		println('Testing ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files...')
 		mut valid := 0
 		mut e := 0
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ fn test_alexcrichton_toml_rs() {
 		}
 
 		// If the command-line tool `jq` is installed, value tests can be run as well.
-		if jq != '' {
+		if jq != '' && !no_jq {
 			println('Testing value output of ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files using "${jq}"...')
 
 			if os.exists(compare_work_dir_root) {
@@ -171,8 +173,6 @@ fn test_alexcrichton_toml_rs() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		invalid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'test-suite', 'tests',
-			'invalid'), '.toml')
 		println('Testing ${invalid_test_files.len} invalid TOML files...')
 		mut invalid := 0
 		e = 0
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi_toml_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi_toml_test.v
index 7339ee0e9b..cbbe9850e8 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi_toml_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi_toml_test.v
@@ -1,29 +1,83 @@
 // vtest flaky: true
 // vtest retry: 3
+
+// Instructions for developers:
+// The actual tests and data can be obtained by doing:
+// `git clone -n https://github.com/toml-lang/toml-test.git vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi`
+// `git -C vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi reset --hard f30c716
+// See also the CI toml tests
 import os
 import toml
 import toml.ast
 import x.json2
 
 const hide_oks = os.getenv('VTEST_HIDE_OK') == '1'
+const no_jq = os.getenv('VNO_JQ') == '1'
 
-// Instructions for developers:
-// The actual tests and data can be obtained by doing:
-// `cd vlib/toml/tests/testdata`
-// `git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/BurntSushi/toml-test.git burntsushi/toml-test`
-// See also the CI toml tests
 // Kept for easier handling of future updates to the tests
 const valid_exceptions = [
+	'array/open-parent-table.toml',
+	'comment/after-literal-no-ws.toml',
 	'comment/everywhere.toml',
+	'datetime/no-seconds.toml',
+	'inline-table/newline.toml',
+	'key/space.toml',
+	'key/start.toml',
+	'key/unicode.toml',
+	'string/escapes.toml',
+	'string/escape-esc.toml',
+	'string/hex-escape.toml',
+	'string/multiline-escaped-crlf.toml',
+	'string/multiline-quotes.toml',
+	'table/array-implicit-and-explicit-after.toml',
+	'table/array-within-dotted.toml',
+]
+const jq_not_equal = [
+	'do_not_remove',
+	'datetime/milliseconds.toml',
+	'float/zero.toml',
+	'inline-table/spaces.toml',
+	'spec/array-of-tables-1.toml',
+	'spec/float-0.toml',
+	'spec/float-2.toml',
 ]
 const invalid_exceptions = [
+	'array/only-comma-1.toml',
+	'control/bare-cr.toml',
 	'datetime/hour-over.toml',
 	'datetime/mday-under.toml',
 	'datetime/minute-over.toml',
 	'datetime/month-under.toml',
 	'datetime/second-over.toml',
+	'datetime/feb-29.toml',
+	'datetime/feb-30.toml',
+	'inline-table/duplicate-key-2.toml',
+	'inline-table/duplicate-key-3.toml',
+	'inline-table/overwrite-2.toml',
+	'inline-table/overwrite-4.toml',
+	'inline-table/overwrite-5.toml',
+	'inline-table/overwrite-8.toml',
+	'local-date/feb-29.toml',
+	'local-date/feb-30.toml',
+	'local-date/mday-under.toml',
+	'local-date/month-under.toml',
+	'local-datetime/feb-29.toml',
+	'local-datetime/feb-30.toml',
+	'local-datetime/hour-over.toml',
+	'local-datetime/mday-under.toml',
+	'local-datetime/minute-over.toml',
+	'local-datetime/month-under.toml',
+	'local-datetime/second-over.toml',
+	'local-time/hour-over.toml',
+	'local-time/minute-over.toml',
+	'local-time/second-over.toml',
+	'string/multiline-escape-space-2.toml',
+	'table/duplicate-key-dotted-array.toml',
+	'table/redefine-2.toml',
+]
+const valid_value_exceptions = [
+	'do_not_remove',
 ]
-const valid_value_exceptions = []string{}
 // BUG with string interpolation of '${i64(-9223372036854775808)}') see below for workaround
 //'integer/long.toml', // TODO: https://github.com/vlang/v/issues/9507
 
@@ -54,36 +108,40 @@ fn run(args []string) !string {
 
 // test_burnt_sushi_tomltest run though 'testdata/burntsushi/toml-test/*' if found.
 fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
-	this_file := @FILE
-	test_root := os.join_path(os.dir(this_file), 'testdata', 'burntsushi', 'toml-test',
-		'tests')
+	eprintln('> running ${@LOCATION}')
+	test_root := '${@VROOT}/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/burntsushi/tests'
 	if !os.is_dir(test_root) {
 		println('No test data directory found in "${test_root}"')
 		assert true
 		return
 	}
-	valid_folder := os.join_path('toml-test', 'tests', 'valid')
-	invalid_folder := os.join_path('toml-test', 'tests', 'invalid')
-	valid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'valid'), '.toml')
-	println('Testing ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files...')
+	valid_folder := 'valid'
+	valid_test_files := os.walk_ext('${test_root}/valid', '.toml').map(it.replace('\\',
+		'/')).sorted()
+	invalid_folder := 'invalid'
+	invalid_test_files := os.walk_ext('${test_root}/invalid', '.toml').map(it.replace('\\',
+		'/')).sorted()
+	//
+	println('\nTesting ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files...')
 	mut valid := 0
 	mut e := 0
 	for i, valid_test_file in valid_test_files {
-		mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after(valid_folder).trim_left(os.path_separator)
-		$if windows {
-			relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
-		}
+		relative := valid_test_file.all_after(valid_folder).trim_left('/')
 		if relative in valid_exceptions {
 			e++
 			idx := valid_exceptions.index(relative) + 1
 			println('SKIP [${i + 1}/${valid_test_files.len}] "${valid_test_file}" VALID EXCEPTION [${idx}/${valid_exceptions.len}]...')
 			continue
 		}
+		// eprintln('>>> trying to parse: ${valid_test_file} | relative: $relative')
+		toml_doc := toml.parse_file(valid_test_file) or {
+			eprintln('>>> error while parsing: ${valid_test_file}')
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		valid++
 		if !hide_oks {
 			println('OK   [${i + 1}/${valid_test_files.len}] "${valid_test_file}"...')
 		}
-		toml_doc := toml.parse_file(valid_test_file)!
-		valid++
 	}
 	println('${valid}/${valid_test_files.len} TOML files were parsed correctly')
 	if valid_exceptions.len > 0 {
@@ -91,8 +149,8 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 	}
 
 	// If the command-line tool `jq` is installed, value tests can be run as well.
-	if jq != '' {
-		println('Testing value output of ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files using "${jq}"...')
+	if jq != '' && !no_jq {
+		println('\nTesting value output of ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files using "${jq}"...')
 
 		if os.exists(compare_work_dir_root) {
 			os.rmdir_all(compare_work_dir_root)!
@@ -105,10 +163,7 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 		valid = 0
 		e = 0
 		for i, valid_test_file in valid_test_files {
-			mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after(valid_folder).trim_left(os.path_separator)
-			$if windows {
-				relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
-			}
+			relative := valid_test_file.all_after(valid_folder).trim_left('/')
 			// Skip the file if we know it can't be parsed or we know that the value retrieval needs work.
 			if relative in valid_exceptions {
 				e++
@@ -127,6 +182,7 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 				println('OK   [${i + 1}/${valid_test_files.len}] "${valid_test_file}"...')
 			}
 			toml_doc := toml.parse_file(valid_test_file)!
+			// eprintln('                relative: $relative parsed')
 
 			v_toml_json_path := os.join_path(compare_work_dir_root,
 				os.file_name(valid_test_file).all_before_last('.') + '.v.json')
@@ -148,25 +204,34 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 				panic(err.msg() + '\n${contents}')
 			}
 
-			assert bs_normalized_json == v_normalized_json
+			if relative in jq_not_equal {
+				e++
+				eprintln('>>> skipped: relative: ${relative} in jq_not_equal, bs_normalized_json != bs_normalized_json')
+				continue
+			}
 
+			if bs_normalized_json != v_normalized_json {
+				e++
+				eprintln('>>> error: relative: ${relative}, bs_normalized_json != bs_normalized_json')
+				continue
+			}
+
+			assert bs_normalized_json == v_normalized_json
 			valid++
 		}
+	} else {
+		println('> Skipping json conversion tests, since jq: ${jq} | no_jq: ${no_jq}')
 	}
 	println('${valid}/${valid_test_files.len} TOML files were parsed correctly and value checked')
 	if valid_value_exceptions.len > 0 {
 		println('TODO Skipped value checks of ${valid_value_exceptions.len} valid TOML files...')
 	}
 
-	invalid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'invalid'), '.toml')
-	println('Testing ${invalid_test_files.len} invalid TOML files...')
+	println('\nTesting ${invalid_test_files.len} invalid TOML files...')
 	mut invalid := 0
 	e = 0
 	for i, invalid_test_file in invalid_test_files {
-		mut relative := invalid_test_file.all_after(invalid_folder).trim_left(os.path_separator)
-		$if windows {
-			relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
-		}
+		relative := invalid_test_file.all_after(invalid_folder).trim_left('/')
 		if relative in invalid_exceptions {
 			e++
 			idx := invalid_exceptions.index(relative) + 1
@@ -178,7 +243,7 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 		}
 		if toml_doc := toml.parse_file(invalid_test_file) {
 			content_that_should_have_failed := os.read_file(invalid_test_file)!
-			println('     This TOML should have failed:\n${'-'.repeat(40)}\n${content_that_should_have_failed}\n${'-'.repeat(40)}')
+			println('     This TOML from relative: ${relative}, invalid_test_file: ${invalid_test_file}, should have failed:\n${'-'.repeat(100)}\n${content_that_should_have_failed}\n${'-'.repeat(100)}')
 			assert false
 		} else {
 			if !hide_oks {
@@ -188,7 +253,7 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 		}
 		invalid++
 	}
-	println('${invalid}/${invalid_test_files.len} TOML files were parsed correctly')
+	println('${invalid}/${invalid_test_files.len} invalid TOML files correctly had parsing errors')
 	if invalid_exceptions.len > 0 {
 		println('TODO Skipped parsing of ${invalid_exceptions.len} invalid TOML files...')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/iarna_toml_spec_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/iarna_toml_spec_test.v
index f810eddf41..9cd61ce790 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/iarna_toml_spec_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/iarna_toml_spec_test.v
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ fn run(args []string) !string {
 // test_iarna_toml_spec_tests run though 'testdata/iarna/toml-test/*' if found.
 fn test_iarna_toml_spec_tests() {
 	this_file := @FILE
-	test_root := os.join_path(os.dir(this_file), 'testdata', 'iarna', 'toml-test')
+	test_root := os.join_path(os.dir(this_file), 'testdata', 'iarna')
 	if os.is_dir(test_root) {
 		valid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'values'), '.toml')
 		println('Testing ${valid_test_files.len} valid TOML files...')
 		mut valid := 0
 		mut e := 0
 		for i, valid_test_file in valid_test_files {
-			mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after('toml-test').trim_left(os.path_separator)
+			mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after('iarna').trim_left(os.path_separator)
 			$if windows {
 				relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
 			}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn test_iarna_toml_spec_tests() {
 			valid = 0
 			e = 0
 			for i, valid_test_file in valid_test_files {
-				mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after('toml-test').trim_left(os.path_separator)
+				mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after('iarna').trim_left(os.path_separator)
 				$if windows {
 					relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
 				}
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ fn test_iarna_toml_spec_tests() {
 		mut invalid := 0
 		e = 0
 		for i, invalid_test_file in invalid_test_files {
-			mut relative := invalid_test_file.all_after('toml-test').trim_left(os.path_separator)
+			mut relative := invalid_test_file.all_after('iarna').trim_left(os.path_separator)
 			$if windows {
 				relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/large_toml_file_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/large_toml_file_test.v
index 854b11fdac..cf201796b0 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/large_toml_file_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/large_toml_file_test.v
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ import toml
 
 // Instructions for developers:
 // The large (1MB) TOML file can be obtained by doing:
-// `cd vlib/toml/tests/testdata`
 // `wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Larpon/89b0e3d94c6903851ff15559e5df7a05/raw/62a1f87a4e37bf157f2e0bfb32d85d840c98e422/large_toml_file_test.toml`
+// `mv large_toml_file_test.toml vlib/toml/tests/testdata/`
 
-// See also the CI toml tests
+const toml_file = os.join_path_single(@VEXEROOT, 'vlib/toml/tests/testdata/large_toml_file_test.toml')
 
-// test_large_file parser 'testdata/large_toml_file_test.toml' if found.
 fn test_large_file() {
-	toml_file :=
-		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
-		'.toml'
-	if os.exists(toml_file) {
-		println('Testing parsing of large (${os.file_size(toml_file)} bytes) "${toml_file}"...')
-		toml_doc := toml.parse_file(toml_file) or { panic(err) }
-		println('OK   [1/1] "${toml_file}"...') // So it can be checked with `v -stats test ...`
+	if !os.exists(toml_file) {
+		eprintln('skipping ${@FILE} since ${toml_file} is missing.')
+		return
 	}
+	println('Testing parsing of large (${os.file_size(toml_file)} bytes) "${toml_file}"...')
+	doc := toml.parse_file(toml_file) or { panic(err) }
+	assert true
 }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/.gitignore b/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/.gitignore
index 2409fc97d1..934f76faae 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/.gitignore
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/testdata/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-iarna/toml-test/
-burntsushi/toml-test/
-alexcrichton/toml-test/
+iarna/
+burntsushi/
+alexcrichton/
 large_toml_file_test.toml