diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/package.json b/libs/checkpoint-validation/package.json
index 0aa64ae0..d87e01bd 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/package.json
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "@testcontainers/mongodb": "^10.13.2",
     "@testcontainers/postgresql": "^10.13.2",
     "@tsconfig/recommended": "^1.0.3",
+    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
     "@types/uuid": "^10",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.12.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.12.0",
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/getTuple.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/getTuple.ts
index 2ccd0bb4..a31c1647 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/getTuple.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/getTuple.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   uuid6,
   type BaseCheckpointSaver,
 } from "@langchain/langgraph-checkpoint";
-import { describe, it, beforeAll, afterAll, expect } from "@jest/globals";
 import { mergeConfigs, RunnableConfig } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
 import { CheckpointSaverTestInitializer } from "../types.js";
 import { parentAndChildCheckpointTuplesWithWrites } from "./data.js";
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/index.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/index.ts
index faa2b03e..ccce443d 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/index.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { type BaseCheckpointSaver } from "@langchain/langgraph-checkpoint";
-import { describe, beforeAll, afterAll } from "@jest/globals";
 
 import { CheckpointSaverTestInitializer, TestTypeFilter } from "../types.js";
 import { putTests } from "./put.js";
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/list.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/list.ts
index 79fac0ec..a38992d6 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/list.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/list.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   uuid6,
   type BaseCheckpointSaver,
 } from "@langchain/langgraph-checkpoint";
-import { describe, it, beforeAll, afterAll, expect } from "@jest/globals";
 import { mergeConfigs, RunnableConfig } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
 import { CheckpointSaverTestInitializer } from "../types.js";
 import { generateTuplePairs } from "./data.js";
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/put.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/put.ts
index 469e557c..d2c16bfd 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/put.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/put.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   uuid6,
   type BaseCheckpointSaver,
 } from "@langchain/langgraph-checkpoint";
-import { describe, it, afterEach, beforeEach, expect } from "@jest/globals";
 import { mergeConfigs, RunnableConfig } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
 import { CheckpointSaverTestInitializer } from "../types.js";
 import { initialCheckpointTuple } from "./data.js";
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/putWrites.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/putWrites.ts
index 33389d59..43f179d2 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/putWrites.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/putWrites.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   uuid6,
   type BaseCheckpointSaver,
 } from "@langchain/langgraph-checkpoint";
-import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach, expect } from "@jest/globals";
 import { mergeConfigs, RunnableConfig } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
 import { CheckpointSaverTestInitializer } from "../types.js";
 import { initialCheckpointTuple } from "./data.js";
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/util.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/util.ts
index 35c3169e..36f0dab7 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/util.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/spec/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { expect } from "@jest/globals";
 import { mergeConfigs, RunnableConfig } from "@langchain/core/runnables";
 import {
   BaseCheckpointSaver,
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/testUtils.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/testUtils.ts
index 416d3654..af2d661b 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/testUtils.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/testUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { it } from "@jest/globals";
-
 // to make the type signature of the skipOnModules function a bit more readable
 export type SaverName = string;
 export type WhySkipped = string;
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ export function it_skipForSomeModules(
   if (skipReason) {
     const skip = (
       name: string,
-      test: () => void | Promise<void>,
+      test: jest.ProvidesCallback | undefined,
       timeout?: number
     ) => {
       it.skip(`[because ${skipReason}] ${name}`, test, timeout);
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ export function it_skipIfNot(
   if (!savers.includes(saverName)) {
     const skip = (
       name: string,
-      test: () => void | Promise<void>,
+      test: jest.ProvidesCallback | undefined,
       timeout?: number
     ) => {
       it.skip(
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/mongodb.spec.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/mongodb.spec.ts
index b7256443..d951af2b 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/mongodb.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/mongodb.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import { specTest } from "../spec/index.js";
 import { initializer } from "./mongoInitializer.js";
+import { isCI, isMSeriesMac } from "./utils.js";
 
-specTest(initializer);
+// skipped on M1 macOS in CI because there's no container runtime available due to the reliance on nested
+// virtualization, which isn't yet supported on Apple Silicon.
+// For more details, see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9460#issuecomment-1981203045
+if (isMSeriesMac() && isCI()) {
+  it.skip(`${initializer.saverName} skipped on M1 macOS in CI because no container runtime is available`, () => {});
+} else {
+  specTest(initializer);
+}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/postgres.spec.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/postgres.spec.ts
index 828b2425..5d424493 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/postgres.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/postgres.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import { specTest } from "../spec/index.js";
 import { initializer } from "./postgresInitializer.js";
+import { isCI, isMSeriesMac } from "./utils.js";
 
-specTest(initializer);
+// skipped on M1 macOS in CI because there's no container runtime available due to the reliance on nested
+// virtualization, which isn't yet supported on Apple Silicon.
+// For more details, see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9460#issuecomment-1981203045
+if (isMSeriesMac() && isCI()) {
+  it.skip(`${initializer.saverName} skipped on M1 macOS in CI because no container runtime is available`, () => {});
+} else {
+  specTest(initializer);
+}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/utils.ts b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e89f2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/src/tests/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { platform, arch } from "node:os";
+
+export function isMSeriesMac() {
+  return platform() === "darwin" && arch() === "arm64";
+}
+
+export function isCI() {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-process-env
+  return (process.env.CI ?? "").toLowerCase() === "true";
+}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-validation/tsconfig.json b/libs/checkpoint-validation/tsconfig.json
index 78398e4d..60f0e6b9 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-validation/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-validation/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "target": "ES2021",
     "lib": ["ES2021", "ES2022.Object", "DOM"],
+    "types": ["node", "jest"],
     "module": "ES2020",
     "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c211b52f..369c157e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1785,6 +1785,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testcontainers/mongodb": ^10.13.2
     "@testcontainers/postgresql": ^10.13.2
     "@tsconfig/recommended": ^1.0.3
+    "@types/jest": ^29.5.13
     "@types/uuid": ^10
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^6.12.0
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": ^6.12.0
@@ -3494,6 +3495,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/jest@npm:^29.5.13":
+  version: 29.5.13
+  resolution: "@types/jest@npm:29.5.13"
+  dependencies:
+    expect: ^29.0.0
+    pretty-format: ^29.0.0
+  checksum: 875ac23c2398cdcf22aa56c6ba24560f11d2afda226d4fa23936322dde6202f9fdbd2b91602af51c27ecba223d9fc3c1e33c9df7e47b3bf0e2aefc6baf13ce53
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/json-schema@npm:^7.0.12":
   version: 7.0.15
   resolution: "@types/json-schema@npm:7.0.15"
@@ -6871,7 +6882,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"expect@npm:^29.7.0":
+"expect@npm:^29.0.0, expect@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "expect@npm:29.7.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -10764,7 +10775,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pretty-format@npm:^29.7.0":
+"pretty-format@npm:^29.0.0, pretty-format@npm:^29.7.0":
   version: 29.7.0
   resolution: "pretty-format@npm:29.7.0"
   dependencies: