diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 586db8cb7..0621cf750 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -276,12 +276,13 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python3 -m pip install setuptools
           python3 -m pip install wheel
+          python3 -m pip install build
 
           # install synapseclient
-          python3 setup.py install
+          python3 -m pip install .
 
           # create distribution
-          python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+          python3 -m build
 
           SDIST_PACKAGE_NAME="synapseclient-${{env.VERSION}}.tar.gz"
           BDIST_PACKAGE_NAME="synapseclient-${{env.VERSION}}-py3-none-any.whl"
@@ -332,12 +333,11 @@ jobs:
 
   # re-download the built package to the appropriate pypi server.
   # we upload prereleases to test.pypi.org and releases to pypi.org.
-  deploy-test:
+  deploy:
     needs: package
-    if: 'github.event.release.prerelease'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment:
-      url: 'https://test.pypi.org/p/synapseclient'
+      url: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease == 'true' && 'https://test.pypi.org/p/synapseclient' || 'https://pypi.org/p/synapseclient' }}
       name: pypi
     permissions:
       id-token: write
@@ -354,122 +354,68 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ needs.package.outputs.bdist-package-name }}
           path: dist
       - name: deploy-to-test-pypi
+        if: 'github.event.release.prerelease'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-
-  deploy-prod:
-    needs: package
-    if: '!github.event.release.prerelease'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      url: 'https://pypi.org/p/synapseclient'
-      name: pypi
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-    steps:
-      - name: download-sdist
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ needs.package.outputs.sdist-package-name }}
-          path: dist
-
-      - name: download-bdist
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ needs.package.outputs.bdist-package-name }}
-          path: dist
       - name: deploy-to-prod-pypi
+        if: '!github.event.release.prerelease'
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      # - name: deploy-to-pypi
-      #   shell: bash
-      #   run: |
-      #     python3 -m pip install twine
 
-      #     if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease}}" == "false" ]]; then
-      #       # production deploy to prod pypi server
+  # on each of our matrix platforms, download the newly uploaded package from pypi and confirm its version
+  check-deploy:
+    needs: deploy
 
-      #       PYPI_NAME="pypi"
-      #       PYPI_URL="https://pypi.org"
-      #       PYPI_REPO="https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/"
-      #       PYPI_USERNAME="${{ secrets.PYPI_PROD_USERNAME }}"
-      #       PYPI_PASSWORD="${{ secrets.PYPI_PROD_PASSWORD }}"
-      #     else
-      #       # staging deploy to test pypi server
-
-      #       PYPI_NAME=testpypi
-      #       PYPI_URL="https://test.pypi.org"
-      #       PYPI_REPO=https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-      #       PYPI_USERNAME="${{ secrets.PYPI_TEST_USERNAME }}"
-      #       PYPI_PASSWORD="${{ secrets.PYPI_TEST_PASSWORD }}"
-      #       PYPI_INDEX_URL="https://test.pypi.org/simple/"
-      #     fi
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-11, windows-2019]
 
-      #     # create .pypirc file
-      #     echo "[distutils]" > ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo "index-servers=$PYPI_NAME" >> ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo >> ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo "[$PYPI_NAME]" >> ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo "repository: $PYPI_REPO" >> ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo "username:$PYPI_USERNAME" >> ~/.pypirc
-      #     echo "password:$PYPI_PASSWORD" >> ~/.pypirc
+        # python versions should be consistent with the strategy matrix and the runs-integration-tests versions
+        python: [3.8, '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
 
-      #     twine upload --repository $PYPI_NAME dist/*
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
-  # on each of our matrix platforms, download the newly uploaded package from pypi and confirm its version
-  # check-deploy:
-  #   needs: deploy
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
-  #   strategy:
-  #     matrix:
-  #       os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-11, windows-2019]
+      - name: check-pypi
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease}}" == "false" ]]; then
+            PYPI_INDEX_URL="https://pypi.org/simple/"
+          else
+            PYPI_INDEX_URL="https://test.pypi.org/simple/"
+          fi
 
-  #       # python versions should be consistent with the strategy matrix and the runs-integration-tests versions
-  #       python: [3.8, '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
+          RELEASE_TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          if [[ $RELEASE_TAG =~ ^v?([[:digit:]\.]+)(-rc)? ]]; then
+            VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease}}" == "true" ]]; then
+              VERSION="$VERSION.$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "Unrecognized release tag"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
-  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+          # it can take some time for the packages to become available in pypi after uploading
+          for i in 5 10 20 40; do
+            if pip3 install --index-url $PYPI_INDEX_URL --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple "synapseclient==$VERSION"; then
+              ACTUAL_VERSION=$(synapse --version)
 
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-  #       with:
-  #         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-
-  #     - name: check-pypi
-  #       shell: bash
-  #       run: |
-  #         if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease}}" == "false" ]]; then
-  #           PYPI_INDEX_URL="https://pypi.org/simple/"
-  #         else
-  #           PYPI_INDEX_URL="https://test.pypi.org/simple/"
-  #         fi
-
-  #         RELEASE_TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-  #         if [[ $RELEASE_TAG =~ ^v?([[:digit:]\.]+)(-rc)? ]]; then
-  #           VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-  #           if [[ "${{ github.event.release.prerelease}}" == "true" ]]; then
-  #             VERSION="$VERSION.$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER"
-  #           fi
-  #         else
-  #           echo "Unrecognized release tag"
-  #           exit 1
-  #         fi
-
-  #         # it can take some time for the packages to become available in pypi after uploading
-  #         for i in 5 10 20 40; do
-  #           if pip3 install --index-url $PYPI_INDEX_URL --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple "synapseclient==$VERSION"; then
-  #             ACTUAL_VERSION=$(synapse --version)
-
-  #             if [ -n "$(echo "$ACTUAL_VERSION" | grep -oF "$VERSION")" ]; then
-  #               echo "Successfully installed version $VERSION"
-  #               exit 0
-  #             else
-  #               echo "Expected version $VERSION, found $ACTUAL_VERSION instead"
-  #               exit 1
-  #             fi
-  #           fi
-
-  #           sleep $i
-  #         done
-
-  #         echo "Failed to install expected version $VERSION"
-  #         exit 1
+              if [ -n "$(echo "$ACTUAL_VERSION" | grep -oF "$VERSION")" ]; then
+                echo "Successfully installed version $VERSION"
+                exit 0
+              else
+                echo "Expected version $VERSION, found $ACTUAL_VERSION instead"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+            fi
+
+            sleep $i
+          done
+
+          echo "Failed to install expected version $VERSION"
+          exit 1