diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yaml b/.github/workflows/builds.yaml
index b93d54e98b..ebb6b44160 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: brew install libevent hwloc autoconf automake libtool
     - name: Git clone OpenPMIx
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
             submodules: recursive
             repository: openpmix/openpmix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd openpmix/master
         ./autogen.pl
-        ./configure --prefix=${PWD}/pmixinstall
+        ./configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall
         make -j
         make install
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             c=../configure
         fi
 
-        $c --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=${PWD}/pmixinstall $sphinx
+        $c --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall $sphinx
         make -j
         make install
         make uninstall
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common libhwloc-dev libevent-dev
     - name: Git clone OpenPMIx
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
             submodules: recursive
             repository: openpmix/openpmix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd openpmix/master
         ./autogen.pl
-        ./configure --prefix=${PWD}/pmixinstall
+        ./configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall
         make -j
         make install
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
             c=../configure
         fi
 
-        $c --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=${PWD}/pmixinstall $sphinx
+        $c --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall $sphinx
         make -j
         make install
         make uninstall
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common libhwloc-dev libevent-dev python3 python3-pip
     - name: Git clone OpenPMIx
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
             submodules: recursive
             repository: openpmix/openpmix
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd openpmix/master
         ./autogen.pl
-        ./configure --prefix=${PWD}/pmixinstall
+        ./configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall
         make -j
         make install
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
         ./autogen.pl
-        ./configure --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=${PWD}/pmixinstall --enable-sphinx
-        make distcheck AM_DISTCHECK_MAKEFLAGS=-j
+        ./configure --prefix=${PWD}/prteinstall --with-pmix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall --enable-sphinx
+        make distcheck AM_DISTCHECK_MAKEFLAGS=-j AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-pmix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pmixinstall"