diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index e1e4eed7d..ffe2103ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -1,113 +1,47 @@
 name: Nightly Releases
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches: [ dev, ci/automatic-building ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ dev ]
+    branches: [ dev, ci/** ]
 
 jobs:
   docs:
-    runs-on: macos-11
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: install ninja
-        run: brew install ninja
-      
-      - name: get max sdk
-        run: git clone --recursive https://github.com/Cycling74/max-sdk.git sdk
-      
-      - name: install python dependencies
-        run: pip3 install pyyaml docutils jinja2
-
-      - name: make build directory
-        run: mkdir -p build
-
-      - name: create externals folder
-        run: mkdir -p externals
-
-      - name: clone latest flucoma-core
-        run: git clone --branch fix/blas-compilation-settings https://github.com/jamesb93/flucoma-core.git core    
-        
-      - name: cmake
-        run: cmake -GNinja -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_PATH=../core -DMAX_SDK_PATH=../sdk/ ..
-        working-directory: build
-
-      - name: install
-        run: ninja MAKE_MAX_REF
-        working-directory: build
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4      
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/docs@v4
+        with:
+          target: MAKE_MAX_REF
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: docsbuild
           path: build/max_ref
-
+          
   winbuild:
     runs-on: windows-latest
-
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: get max sdk
-      run: git clone --recursive https://github.com/Cycling74/max-sdk.git sdk
-      
-    - name: make build directory
-      run: mkdir -p build
-
-    - name: clone latest flucoma-core
-      run: git clone --branch fix/blas-compilation-settings https://github.com/jamesb93/flucoma-core.git core    
-      
-    - name: cmake
-      run: cmake -DFLUID_PATH="../core" -DMAX_SDK_PATH="../sdk/" ..
-      working-directory: build
-      
-    - name: build binaries
-      run: cmake --build . --target install --config Release
-      working-directory: build
-
-    - name: see
-      run: ls
-      working-directory: "release-packaging/Fluid Corpus Manipulation/"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: winbuild
-        path: "release-packaging/Fluid Corpus Manipulation/externals/"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: winbuild
+          path: "release-packaging/FluidCorpusManipulation/externals/"
   
   macbuild:
     runs-on: macos-11
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: install ninja
-        run: brew install ninja
-
-      - name: get max sdk
-        run: git clone --recursive https://github.com/Cycling74/max-sdk.git sdk
-        
-      - name: make build directory
-        run: mkdir -p build
-
-      - name: create externals folder
-        run: mkdir -p externals
-
-      - name: clone latest flucoma-core
-        run: git clone --branch fix/blas-compilation-settings https://github.com/jamesb93/flucoma-core.git core    
-        
-      - name: cmake
-        run: cmake -GNinja -DFLUID_PATH=../core -DMAX_SDK_PATH=../sdk/ -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" ..
-        working-directory: build
-        
-      - name: install
-        run: ninja install
-        working-directory: build
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/env@v4
+      - uses: flucoma/actions/max@v4
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: macbuild
-          path: release-packaging/Fluid\ Corpus\ Manipulation/
+          path: release-packaging/FluidCorpusManipulation/
   
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -115,25 +49,25 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: make parent folder
-        run : mkdir -p "Fluid Corpus Manipulation"
+        run : mkdir -p "FluidCorpusManipulation"
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: macbuild
-          path: "Fluid Corpus Manipulation"
+          path: "FluidCorpusManipulation"
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: winbuild
-          path: "Fluid Corpus Manipulation/externals"
+          path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/externals"
   
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: docsbuild
-          path: "Fluid Corpus Manipulation/docs"
+          path: "FluidCorpusManipulation/docs"
       
       - name: zip
-        run: zip -r FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip "Fluid Corpus Manipulation"
+        run: zip -r FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip "FluidCorpusManipulation"
 
       - name: see
         run: ls
@@ -141,19 +75,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
         with:
           delete_release: true # default: false
-          tag_name: 1.0.0-nightly # tag name to delete
+          tag_name: nightly # tag name to delete
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        
+
       - name: package and upload
-        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          release_name: FluCoMa Max Nightly Build
-          prerelease: true
+          name: FluCoMa Max Nightly Release
           body: "This is a nightly build of the FluCoMa Max package. As such, be warned there may be bugs or other unexpected behaviour. The build hash is ${{ github.sha }}"
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip
-          asset_name: FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip
-          tag: 1.0.0-nightly
-          overwrite: true
-        
+          files: FluCoMa-Max-nightly.zip
+          prerelease: true
+          tag_name: nightly
+          draft: false