diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml
index 19453786..781b8128 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 env:
   jref: "https://ssb.stsci.edu/trds_open/jref"
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Lint with flake8
@@ -72,9 +75,9 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         lfs: true
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
+        python-version: '3.9'
     - name: Install and build
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
@@ -93,9 +96,9 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         lfs: true
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Install and build
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install and build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 89d68606..6b9fbe89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
diff --git a/.github/workflows/predeps_workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/predeps_workflows.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00fc1b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/predeps_workflows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: rc-testing
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  jref: "https://ssb.stsci.edu/trds_open/jref"
+
+jobs:
+  rc_tests:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        # TODO: Enable more OSes when possible.
+        #os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        lfs: true
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+    - name: Install and build
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
+        python -m pip install numpy astropy --pre
+        pip install git+https://github.com/spacetelescope/ci_watson.git --upgrade --no-deps
+        python -m pip install -e .[test,all]
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: pytest --remote-data -v
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index edd48dda..20a9df56 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ filterwarnings =
   ignore:unclosed file:ResourceWarning
   ignore:distutils Version classes are deprecated:DeprecationWarning
   ignore:Deprecation Warning.*timeout.*parameter no longer needed:UserWarning
+  # This is from skimage import
+  ignore:.*np\.bool8.*is a deprecated alias:DeprecationWarning
 
 [flake8]
 # Ignoring these for now: