diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
index bc4f999e0e..88ca7db39d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ jobs:
           cd build_311
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON311/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON311/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON311/bin/python -m build -n
+          auditwheel show dist/*.whl
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.11
         run: |
-          $PYTHON311/bin/python -m pip install --user pytest build_311/src/python/dist/*.whl
+          $PYTHON311/bin/python -m pip install --user pytest build_311/src/python/wheelhouse/*.whl
           $PYTHON311/bin/python -c "import gudhi; print(gudhi.__version__)"
           $PYTHON311/bin/python -m pytest src/python/test/test_alpha_complex.py
+      - name: Upload linux python wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: linux python wheel
+          path: build_311/src/python/wheelhouse/*.whl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-build-osx.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-build-osx.yml
index a438124acc..81f516cd82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-build-osx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-build-osx.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           brew update || true
           brew install boost eigen gmp mpfr cgal || true
           python -m pip install --user -r ext/gudhi-deploy/build-requirements.txt
-          python -m pip install --user twine delocate
+          python -m pip install --user build twine delocate
           ./scripts/build_osx_universal_gmpfr.sh
           # Now the universal libraries are in $PWD/deps-uni/lib
       - name: Build python wheel
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3 ..
           cd src/python
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          python -m build -n
           export PATH="$PATH:`python -m site --user-base`/bin"
           delocate-wheel --require-archs universal2 -v dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test python wheel
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --user pytest build/src/python/dist/*.whl
           python -c "import gudhi; print(gudhi.__version__)"
           python -m pytest src/python/test/test_alpha_complex.py
+      - name: Upload OSx python wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: osx python wheel
+          path: build/src/python/dist/*.whl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-build-windows.yml
index 50bdfe2ce5..02617e3185 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-build-windows.yml
@@ -25,18 +25,16 @@ jobs:
           vcpkg version
           ls "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\"
           python -m pip install --user -r .\ext\gudhi-deploy\build-requirements.txt
-          python -m pip list
+          python -m pip install --user build
       - name: Build python wheel and install it
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd ".\build\"
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFORCE_EIGEN_DEFAULT_DENSE_INDEX_TYPE_TO_INT=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=c:\vcpkg\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows ..
-          Get-Location
-          dir
           cd ".\src\python\"
           cp "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\mpfr*.dll" ".\gudhi\"
           cp "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\gmp*.dll" ".\gudhi\"
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          python -m build -n
           ls ".\dist\"
           cd ".\dist\"
           Get-ChildItem *.whl | ForEach-Object{python -m pip install --user $_.Name}
@@ -47,3 +45,8 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --user pytest
           python -c "import gudhi; print(gudhi.__version__)"
           python -m pytest ".\src\python\test\test_alpha_complex.py"
+      - name: Upload Windows python wheel
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: windows python wheel
+          path: build/src/python/dist/*.whl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
index 14b1cf7a68..866f433594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_36
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON36/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON36/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON36/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.6
         run: |
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_37
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON37/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON37/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON37/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.7
         run: |
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_38
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON38/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON38/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON38/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.8
         run: |
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_39
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON39/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON39/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON39/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.9
         run: |
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_310
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON310/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON310/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON310/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.10
         run: |
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build_311
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON311/bin/python ..
           cd src/python
-          $PYTHON311/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          $PYTHON311/bin/python -m build -n
           auditwheel repair dist/*.whl
       - name: Install and test wheel for Python 3.11
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-osx.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-osx.yml
index 9ddbcfce44..15840c9a2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-osx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-osx.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           brew update || true
           brew install boost eigen gmp mpfr cgal || true
           python -m pip install --user -r ext/gudhi-deploy/build-requirements.txt
-          python -m pip install --user twine delocate
+          python -m pip install --user build twine delocate
           ./scripts/build_osx_universal_gmpfr.sh
           # Now the universal libs are in $PWD/deps-uni/lib
       - name: Build python wheel
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3 ..
           cd src/python
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          python -m build -n
       - name: Install and test python wheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install --user pytest build/src/python/dist/*.whl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-windows.yml
index df0db9a51e..e5a7d8179f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-windows.yml
@@ -27,19 +27,17 @@ jobs:
           vcpkg version
           ls "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\"
           python -m pip install --user -r .\ext\gudhi-deploy\build-requirements.txt
-          python -m pip install --user twine
+          python -m pip install --user build twine
           python -m pip list
       - name: Build python wheel and install it
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd ".\build\"
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DFORCE_EIGEN_DEFAULT_DENSE_INDEX_TYPE_TO_INT=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=c:\vcpkg\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows ..
-          Get-Location
-          dir
           cd ".\src\python\"
           cp "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\mpfr*.dll" ".\gudhi\"
           cp "C:\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\gmp*.dll" ".\gudhi\"
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+          python -m build -n
           ls ".\dist\"
           cd ".\dist\"
           Get-ChildItem *.whl | ForEach-Object{python -m pip install --user $_.Name}
diff --git a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 198d0c6524..74d1c4c631 100644
--- a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
         set(GUDHI_PYTHON_EXTRA_LINK_ARGS "${GUDHI_PYTHON_EXTRA_LINK_ARGS}'-mmacosx-version-min=10.14', ")
     endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 
+    # Strip dynamic libraries in release mode for smaller pip packages under linux
+    if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+      if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
+        set(GUDHI_PYTHON_EXTRA_LINK_ARGS "${GUDHI_PYTHON_EXTRA_LINK_ARGS}'-s', ")
+      endif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
+    endif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+
     # Loop on INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES PROPERTY
     get_property(GUDHI_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PROPERTY INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
     foreach(GUDHI_INCLUDE_DIRECTORY ${GUDHI_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})