diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2b6fb324..8d16aa0d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 version: 2.1
 
+orbs:
+  ocean: dwave/ocean@1.3
+
+environment:
+  PIP_PROGRESS_BAR: 'off'
+
 jobs:
   test-linux:
     parameters:
@@ -8,56 +14,25 @@ jobs:
       dimod-version:
         type: string
 
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
+    executor:
+      name: ocean/python
+      python-version: << parameters.python-version >>
 
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      - restore_cache: &restore-cache-env
-          key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "tests/requirements.txt" }}-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          requirements: requirements.txt tests/requirements.txt
 
-      - run: &create-virtualenv
-          name: Create virtual environment
-          command: |
-            python -m venv env
-
-      - run: &install-requirements
-          name: Install requirements
-          command: |
-            . env/bin/activate
-            pip install -U pip
-            pip install -r requirements.txt -r tests/requirements.txt
-            pip install wheel twine
-
-      - run:
-          name: Install appropriate dimod version
-          command: |
-            . env/bin/activate
-            if [[ "<< parameters.dimod-version >>" ]]; then
-              pip install 'dimod<< parameters.dimod-version >>'
-            else
-              pip uninstall dimod -y
-            fi
-
-      - save_cache: &save-cache-env
-          key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "tests/requirements.txt" }}-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}
-          paths:
-            - env
-
-      - run: &build-package
-          name: Build package
-          command: env/bin/python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-
-      - run: &install-package
-          name: Install package
-          command: env/bin/pip install .
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          cache: false
+          packages: . dimod<< parameters.dimod-version >>
 
       - run: &run-python-tests
           name: Run Python tests
           command: env/bin/coverage run -m unittest discover
 
-      - run: &upload-python-code-coverage
+      - run:
           name: Upload code coverage
           command: |
             . env/bin/activate
@@ -76,83 +51,31 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      # install `python-version` and cache it
-      - run: &brew-install-pyenv
-          name: Install pyenv
-          command: HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install pyenv
-
-      - restore_cache: &restore-cache-pyenv
-          keys:
-            - v1-pyenv-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-xcode-<< parameters.xcode >>
-
-      - when:
-          # backport https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21113 to support macOS 11 when building py36
-          # see also: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/issues/1737.
-          condition:
-            matches:
-              pattern: "^3\\.6.*$"
-              value: << parameters.python-version >>
-          steps:
-            - run:
-                name: Install Python 3.6 with a patch for macOS 11
-                command: |
-                  curl -LO https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8ea6353.patch
-                  pyenv install << parameters.python-version>> -s -p < 8ea6353.patch
-
-      - run: &pyenv-install-python
-          name: Install python
-          command: pyenv install << parameters.python-version >> -s
-
-      - run: &pyenv-set-system-python
-          name: Set system python
-          command: |
-            echo -e '\n\n# Initialize pyenv' >> ~/.bash_profile
-            echo 'eval "$(pyenv init --path 2>/dev/null || true)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-            echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-            pyenv global << parameters.python-version >>
-
-      - save_cache: &save-cache-pyenv
-          key: v1-pyenv-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-xcode-<< parameters.xcode >>
-          paths:
-            - ~/.pyenv
-
-      # install dependencies and cache them
-      - restore_cache: *restore-cache-env
+      - ocean/brew-install-pyenv
 
-      - run: *create-virtualenv
+      - ocean/pyenv-install-python:
+          python-version: << parameters.python-version >>
+          cache-key-prefix: << parameters.xcode >>
 
-      - run: *install-requirements
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          requirements: requirements.txt tests/requirements.txt
 
-      - save_cache: *save-cache-env
-
-      - run: *install-package
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          cache: false
+          packages: .
 
       - run: *run-python-tests
 
   test-docs:
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.7
+    executor:
+      name: ocean/python
+      python-version: "3.7"
 
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "tests/requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "docs/requirements.txt" }}-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}
-
-      - run: *create-virtualenv
-
-      - run: *install-requirements
-
-      - run:
-          name: Install docs requirements
-          command: env/bin/pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
-
-      - save_cache:
-          key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "tests/requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "docs/requirements.txt" }}-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}
-          paths:
-            - env
-
-      - run: *install-package
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          requirements: requirements.txt tests/requirements.txt docs/requirements.txt
 
       - run:
           name: Build docs
@@ -175,29 +98,28 @@ jobs:
             . env/bin/activate
             make -C docs/ linkcheck
 
-  pypi-deploy:
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python:3.9
+  build-dist:
+    executor:
+      name: ocean/python
+      python-version: "3.9"
 
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      - restore_cache: *restore-cache-env
-
-      - run: *create-virtualenv
-
-      - run: *install-requirements
+      - ocean/pip-install:
+          requirements: requirements.txt
+          packages: wheel
+          cache: false
 
-      - save_cache: *save-cache-env
-
-      - run: *build-package
+      - ocean/build-dist:
+          dist-type: sdist bdist_wheel
 
       - store_artifacts:
-          path: ./dist
+          path: dist
 
-      - run:
-          name: Upload package to PyPI
-          command: env/bin/twine upload -u "$PYPI_USERNAME" -p "$PYPI_PASSWORD" --skip-existing ./dist/*
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: dist
+          paths: .
 
 
 workflows:
@@ -224,10 +146,20 @@ workflows:
               xcode: ["13.2.0"]
 
       - test-docs
+      - build-dist
 
   deploy:
     jobs:
-      - pypi-deploy:
+      - build-dist:
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*((\.dev|rc)([0-9]+)?)?$/
+            branches:
+              ignore: /.*/
+
+      - ocean/pypi-deploy:
+          requires:
+            - build-dist
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*((\.dev|rc)([0-9]+)?)?$/