diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pkg.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2534a86..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pkg.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-name: Build packages but don't deploy
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-     - main
-     - developer
-
-    #run on PRs as well?
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ] # macos-12, windows-2019]
-        python-version: ["3.12",]
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-
-    # The setup-miniconda action needs this to activate miniconda
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: "bash -l {0}"
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get conda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3.0.4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          channels: conda-forge
-
-      - name: Prepare
-        run: conda install conda-build conda-verify pytest anaconda-client
-
-      - name: Build
-        env:
-          CONDA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONDA_TOKEN }}
-        run: conda build conda-recipe
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ba14770..81edde3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-name: Deploy to slsdetectorgroup conda channel
+name: Build pkgs and deploy if on main
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch
+  push:
+    branches:
+     - main
+     - developer
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -28,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           channels: conda-forge
 
       - name: Prepare
-        run: conda install conda-build conda-verify pytest anaconda-client
+        run: conda install conda-build=24.9 conda-verify pytest anaconda-client
 
       - name: Enable upload
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
 
       - name: Build
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index ec1d0dd..ca5178e 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: aare
-  version: 2024.11.15.dev0 #TODO! how to not duplicate this?
+  version: 2024.11.26.dev0 #TODO! how to not duplicate this?
 
 
 source:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 00230f7..2a90f8a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aare"
-version = "2024.11.15.dev0"
+version = "2024.11.26.dev0"
 
 
 [tool.scikit-build]