diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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index 0000000..12215c1
--- /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/publish-to-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5585871..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish to PyPI
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [released]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-      name: Publish release to PyPI
-      env:
-        PYPI_USERNAME_STSCI_MAINTAINER: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME_STSCI_MAINTAINER }}
-        PYPI_PASSWORD_STSCI_MAINTAINER: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD_STSCI_MAINTAINER }}
-        PYPI_USERNAME_OVERRIDE: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME_OVERRIDE }}
-        PYPI_PASSWORD_OVERRIDE: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD_OVERRIDE }}
-        PYPI_TEST: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TEST }}
-        INDEX_URL_OVERRIDE: ${{ secrets.INDEX_URL_OVERRIDE }}
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      steps:
-
-          # Check out the commit containing this workflow file.
-          - name: checkout repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@v2
-         
-          - name: custom action
-            uses: spacetelescope/action-publish_to_pypi@master
-            id: custom_action_0