diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yaml
index 282e4cf..52aa859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Build and release PyPI
-#Based on the similar action for `gumpy`
+# Based on the similar action for `gumpy`
 
-#Ensure this only runs when (pre)released
+# Ensure this only runs when (pre)released
 on:
   release:
     types: [released, prereleased]
@@ -15,31 +15,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Set up Conda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
-      - name: Create Conda environment
-        run: conda env create --file env.yml
-
-      - name: Activate Conda environment and install dependencies
+      - name: Create virtualenv and install project (from pyproject.toml)
         run: |
-          source $CONDA/bin/activate catomatic
-          pip install -e .
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          # Install the project in editable mode. If you maintain a dev extra in pyproject.toml,
+          # and you want test/build deps from there, change to: pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          python -m pip install -e .
 
-      - name: Verify Conda environment
+      - name: Verify Python environment
         run: |
-          source $CONDA/bin/activate catomatic
-          conda info --all
-          conda list
+          python -V
+          pip --version
+          pip freeze
 
       - name: Set PYTHONPATH
         run: echo "PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$(pwd)/src" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Run Pytest and Coverage
         run: |
-          source $CONDA/bin/activate catomatic
           pytest --cov=catomatic src/tests/ --cov-report=xml
 
       - name: Upload Coverage to Codecov
@@ -49,20 +47,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install pypa/build
-        run: >-
-          python -m
-          pip install
-          build
-          --user
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade build
 
       - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
-        run: >-
-          python -m
-          build
-          --sdist
-          --wheel
-          --outdir dist/
-          .
+        run: python -m build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist/
 
       - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1