diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index b726147..4ff4e93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: PyTest
 
-on: [workflow_call, push, pull_request]
+on:
+# [workflow_call, push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testpypi.yml b/.github/workflows/testpypi.yml
index 341d478..ad5f310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testpypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testpypi.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 name: Publish to TestPyPI using Poetry
 
+# trigger upload on a new push to master
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master  # You can change this to the branch you want to trigger the workflow
-
+      - master
+      
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    # enable openid authentication for PyPi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # Required for OIDC
+    
     steps:
     # Checkout the repository
     - name: Check out the repository
@@ -22,9 +27,10 @@ jobs:
 
     # Install Poetry
     - name: Install Poetry
-      run: |
-        curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
-
+      uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v2
+      with:
+        version: '1.8.3'
+        
     # Install dependencies and build the project
     - name: Install dependencies and build package
       run: |
@@ -34,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
     # Publish to TestPyPI
     - name: Publish to TestPyPI
       run: |
-        poetry publish --repository testpypi --build
+        poetry publish --repository testpypi