diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 35d3342..42e6a92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -17,44 +17,51 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # - name: Checkout code
+      #   uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Prepare auth Token
-        run: composer global config github-oauth.github.com ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # - name: Prepare auth Token
+      #   run: composer global config github-oauth.github.com ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Get latest commit ID from ft-platform-collection
-        id: platform-collection
-        run: |
-          echo "commit_id={$(git ls-remote https://github.com/figuren-theater/ft-platform-collection.git refs/heads/main | awk '{ print $1 }')}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # - name: Get latest commit ID from ft-platform-collection
+      #   id: platform-collection
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "commit_id={$(git ls-remote https://github.com/figuren-theater/ft-platform-collection.git refs/heads/main | awk '{ print $1 }')}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directory
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.platform-collection.outputs.commit_id }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+      # - name: Get Composer Cache Directory
+      #   id: composer-cache
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # - uses: actions/cache@v4
+      #   with:
+      #     path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
+      #     key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ github.sha }}-${{ steps.platform-collection.outputs.commit_id }}
+      #     restore-keys: |
+      #       ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
 
-      - name: Install composer dependencies
-        run: composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction
-        env:
-          COMPOSER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # - name: Install composer dependencies
+      #   run: composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-interaction
+      #   env:
+      #     COMPOSER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Install all platform dependencies
-        run: composer require figuren-theater/ft-platform-collection --prefer-dist --no-interaction
+      # - name: Install all platform dependencies
+      #   run: composer require figuren-theater/ft-platform-collection --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
-      # Help moving files (which koodimoni/dropin-installer is not capable for, see #11)
-      - name: Copy files (accompanying koodimoni)
-        run: |
-          cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-data/templates/htdocs/vendor/rss-bridge/rss-bridge/whitelist.txt vendor/rss-bridge/rss-bridge/whitelist.txt &&
-          cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-maintenance/templates/htdocs/wp-content/db-error.php content/db-error.php &&
-          cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-maintenance/templates/htdocs/wp-content/maintenance.php content/maintenance.php &&
-          cp content/plugins/sqlite-object-cache/assets/drop-in/object-cache.php content/object-cache.php
+      # # Help moving files (which koodimoni/dropin-installer is not capable for, see #11)
+      # - name: Copy files (accompanying koodimoni)
+      #   run: |
+      #     cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-data/templates/htdocs/vendor/rss-bridge/rss-bridge/whitelist.txt vendor/rss-bridge/rss-bridge/whitelist.txt &&
+      #     cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-maintenance/templates/htdocs/wp-content/db-error.php content/db-error.php &&
+      #     cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-maintenance/templates/htdocs/wp-content/maintenance.php content/maintenance.php &&
+      #     cp content/plugins/sqlite-object-cache/assets/drop-in/object-cache.php content/object-cache.php
 
+      - name: Download artifact from dry-run-deploy job
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: ft-platform-release
+          
+      - name: unzip artifact for deployment
+        run: unzip release.zip
 
       - name: Deploy
         uses: SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action@v4.3.5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dry-run-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/dry-run-deploy.yml
index c866afc..a149413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dry-run-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dry-run-deploy.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@ jobs:
           cp content/mu-plugins/FT/ft-maintenance/templates/htdocs/wp-content/maintenance.php content/maintenance.php &&
           cp content/plugins/sqlite-object-cache/assets/drop-in/object-cache.php content/object-cache.php
 
+      - name: Zip artifact
+        run: zip release.zip ./* -r
 
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: ft-platform-release
+          path: release.zip
+          
       - name: Deploy
         uses: SamKirkland/FTP-Deploy-Action@v4.3.5
         with: