diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 460effc5..a00c0f2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: Build and Upload HydroMT-Wflow to PyPI
 
 on:
@@ -6,7 +7,8 @@ on:
       - published
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'
+      - v*
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,23 +22,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: generate env
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install flit wheel twine
+          pip install tomli flit twine
 
-      - name: Build tarball and wheels
+      - name: Build artifacts
         run: |
           git clean -xdf
           git restore -SW .
           flit build
-
-      - name: Check built artifacts
-        run: |
           python -m twine check dist/*
-          pwd
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -50,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: releases
@@ -60,26 +58,14 @@ jobs:
           ls -ltrh
           ls -ltrh dist
 
-      - name: Setup environment
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
-          mamba-version: "*"
-          channels: conda-forge,defaults
-          channel-priority: true
-          environment-file: envs/hydromt-wflow-min.yml
-          activate-environment: hydromt-wflow-min
-
-      - name: Conda info
-        run: |
-          conda info
-          conda list
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Verify the built dist/wheel is valid
         run: |
           python -m pip install dist/hydromt_wflow*.whl
-          python -c 'from hydromt_wflow import __version__ as v; print(v)'
-          echo "hydromt --models"
+          hydromt --models
 
   upload-to-test-pypi:
     needs: test-built-dist