diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12215c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [ released ]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/publish_pure_python.yml@v1
+    with:
+      upload_to_pypi: ${{ (github.event_name == 'release') && (github.event.action == 'released') }}
+    secrets:
+      pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD_STSCI_MAINTAINER }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 133b6009..b75e3d74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       envs: |
         - linux: check-style
         - linux: check-security
-        - linux: check-build
   test:
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/tox.yml@main
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9479c114..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Publish to PyPI'
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [ 'released' ]
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    uses: 'spacetelescope/action-publish_to_pypi/.github/workflows/workflow.yml@master'
-    with:
-      test: false
-      build_platform_wheels: false # Set to true if your package contains a C extension
-    secrets:
-      user: '${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME_STSCI_MAINTAINER }}'
-      password: '${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD_STSCI_MAINTAINER }}' # WARNING: Do not hardcode secret values here! If you want to use a different user or password, you can override this secret by creating one with the same name in your Github repository settings.
-      test_password: '${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD_STSCI_MAINTAINER_TEST }}'