diff --git a/.github/workflows/omero_plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/omero_plugin.yml
index c14163c..62f0fb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omero_plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omero_plugin.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       STAGE: app
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout omero-test-infra
         uses: actions/checkout@master
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index 81eccda..a735b04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and publish Python distribution to PyPI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
         run: |
-          python -mpip install wheel
-          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+          python -mpip install build
+          python -m build
       - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.3.0
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.8.14
         with:
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.omeroci/app-build b/.omeroci/app-build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3992193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.omeroci/app-build
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source /infra/utils
+
+set -e
+set -u
+set -x
+
+cd $TARGET
+DIR=$(setup_dir)
+
+export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=omeroweb.settings
+export OMERODIR=/opt/omero/web/OMERO.web
+export ICE_CONFIG=${OMERO_DIST}/etc/ice.config
+
+if [ -e test ]; then
+   echo Tests currently disabled
+   exit 1
+fi