diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile/base-catch2.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfile/base-catch2.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a10b0479..000000000
--- a/.github/Dockerfile/base-catch2.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 NWChemEx-Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-ARG PARENT_IMAGE_NAME
-
-FROM ${PARENT_IMAGE_NAME}:latest
-
-ARG CATCH2_VERSION
-
-# Install catch2 ##
-RUN cd /tmp \
-    && git clone -b v${CATCH2_VERSION} https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git \
-    && cd Catch2 \
-    && cmake -Bbuild -H. -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/install \
-    && cmake --build build \
-    && cmake --build build --target install \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/Catch2
diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile/base-libboost.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfile/base-libboost.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a4782a4b..000000000
--- a/.github/Dockerfile/base-libboost.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-ARG PARENT_IMAGE_NAME
-
-FROM ${PARENT_IMAGE_NAME}:latest
-
-ARG LIBBOOST_VERSION
-
-# Install libboost ##
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libboost-all-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/.github/Dockerfile/base-libfort.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfile/base-libfort.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index af93edb7c..000000000
--- a/.github/Dockerfile/base-libfort.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-ARG PARENT_IMAGE_NAME
-
-FROM ${PARENT_IMAGE_NAME}:latest
-
-ARG LIBFORT_VERSION
-
-# Install curl to download libfort
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y curl \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install libfort#
-ENV INSTALL_PATH=../install
-
-RUN curl -L -o libfort-${LIBFORT_VERSION}.tar.gz https://codeload.github.com/seleznevae/libfort/tar.gz/refs/tags/v${LIBFORT_VERSION} \
-    && tar -zxf libfort-${LIBFORT_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && cd libfort-${LIBFORT_VERSION} \
-    && cmake -GNinja -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PATH} \
-    && cmake --build build \
-    && cmake --build build --target install \
-    && cd .. \
-    && rm -rf libfort-${LIBFORT_VERSION} libfort-${LIBFORT_VERSION}.tar.gz
-
-ENV PATH="`pwd`/install:${PATH}"
diff --git a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/action.yaml b/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 10703a3dd..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 NWChemEx-Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-name: container action to build ParallelZone
-
-description: container action from the base image to build ParallelZone
-
-inputs:
-  base_tag:
-    description: 'tag of the base image'
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    default: 'stable'
-  dep_repo_tag:
-    description: 'tag of the dependent repo images'
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    default: ''
-  token:
-    type: string
-    required: true
-  user:
-    type: string
-    required: true
-  cmake_version:
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    default: ''
-  gcc_version:
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    default: ''
-  clang_version:
-    type: string
-    required: false
-    default: ''
-  ninja_build:
-    type: boolean
-    required: true
-  use_clang:
-    type: boolean
-    required: true
-  CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN:
-    type: string
-    required: true
-  INSTALL:
-    type: boolean
-    required: true
-  test:
-    type: boolean
-    required: true
-  integration_test:
-    type: boolean
-    required: true
-  branch_name:
-    type: string
-    required: true
-runs:
-  using: 'docker'
-  image: 'Dockerfile'
-  args:
-    - ${{ inputs.token }} # 1
-    - ${{ inputs.user }}  # 2
-    - ${{ inputs.base_tag }}  # 3
-    - ${{ inputs.cmake_version }} # 4
-    - ${{ inputs.gcc_version }} # 5
-    - ${{ inputs.clang_version }} # 6
-    - ${{ inputs.ninja_build }} # 7
-    - ${{ inputs.use_clang }} # 8
-    - ${{ inputs.CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN }} # 9
-    - ${{ inputs.INSTALL }} # 10
-    - ${{ inputs.test }} # 11
-    - ${{ inputs.integration_test }} # 12
-    - ${{ inputs.branch_name }} # 13
-    - ${{ inputs.dep_repo_tag }} # 14
diff --git a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dc1cd096..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 NWChemEx-Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-ARG dep_repo_tag
-ARG base_tag
-
-FROM ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_parallelzone:$dep_repo_tag
-FROM ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_utilities:$dep_repo_tag
-
-FROM ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:$base_tag
-
-COPY --from=0 /install /install
-
-COPY --from=1 /install /install
-
-COPY build_test.sh /build_test.sh
-
-RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/build_test.sh"]
-
-ARG cmake_version
-ARG gcc_version
-ARG clang_version
-ARG ninja_build
-ARG use_clang
-ARG cmaize_github_token
-ARG install
-ARG unit_test
-ARG int_test
-ARG branch_name
-
-
-ENV env_cmake_version=$cmake_version
-ENV env_gcc_version=$gcc_version
-ENV env_clang_version=$clang_version
-ENV env_ninja_build=$ninja_build
-ENV env_use_clang=$use_clang
-ENV env_cmaize_github_token=$cmaize_github_token
-ENV env_install=$install
-ENV env_unit_test=$unit_test
-ENV env_int_test=$int_test
-ENV env_branch_name=$branch_name
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/build_test.sh"]
diff --git a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/build_test.sh b/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/build_test.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f429ae2..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/docker-action/build_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright 2023 NWChemEx-Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-
-# Wraps the process for configuring, building, and testing an NWX repo
-#
-# Usage:
-#   build_test.sh
-#
-# Other variables:
-#   cmake_version: the version of cmake being used in the format x.y.z
-#
-
-set -e # Exit with error if any command fails
-
-# checkout repo with the current branch (not master!)
-
-git clone -b ${env_branch_name} https://github.com/NWChemEx-Project/PluginPlay.git
-cd PluginPlay
-
-cmake_command=cmake
-ctest_command=ctest
-toolchain_file=$(pwd)/toolchain.cmake
-
-#pybind11_path=$(python3 -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_paths()["purelib"])')
-
-echo "set(BUILD_TESTING ON)" > "${toolchain_file}"
-{
-  echo "set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)"
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)'
-  echo "set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)"
-  echo "set(CATCH_ENABLE_COVERAGE ON)"
-  echo "set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH /install)"
-  #echo 'set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${pybind11_path};/install")'
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --coverage -std=c++17")'
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX")'
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} --coverage")'
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fprofile-arcs")'
-  echo 'set(CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN '${env_cmaize_github_token}')'
-  echo 'set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)'
-  echo 'set(ENABLE_SCALAPACK ON)'
-  echo 'set(LIBDIR "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu")'
-  echo 'set(BLAS_LIBRARIES   "-L${LIBDIR} -lopenblas")'
-  echo 'set(LAPACK_LIBRARIES "-L${LIBDIR} -llapack ${BLAS_LIBRARIES}")'
-  echo 'set(ScaLAPACK_LIBRARIES  "-L${LIBDIR} -lscalapack-openmpi ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}")'
-  echo 'set(NWX_MODULE_DIRECTORY "./NWX_PyModules")'
-} >> "${toolchain_file}"
-
-# if clang_build is true set clang and 
-# clang++ as default c and cxx compiler
-# otherwise set gcc as default
-# clang and gcc version controlled by defaults
-# or inputs
-if [ "${env_use_clang}" = true ]
-then
-    {
-      echo "set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER /usr/bin/clang-${env_clang_version})"
-      echo "set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/clang++-${env_clang_version})"  
-      echo 'set(gpu_backend "none" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)'
-    } >> "${toolchain_file}"
-else
-  {
-    echo "set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER /usr/bin/gcc-${env_gcc_version})"
-    echo "set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER /usr/bin/g++-${env_gcc_version})"  
-  } >> "${toolchain_file}"
-fi
-
-#Step 2: Configure
-if [ "${env_install}" = true ]; then
-  export INSTALL_PATH=/install
-  if [ "${env_ninja_build}" = true ] ; then
-    ${cmake_command} -GNinja -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${toolchain_file}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PATH}
-  else
-    ${cmake_command} -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${toolchain_file}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PATH}
-  fi
-else
-  if [ "${env_ninja_build}" = true ] ; then
-    ${cmake_command} -GNinja -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${toolchain_file}"
-  else
-    ${cmake_command} -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${toolchain_file}"
-  fi
-fi
-
-#Step 3: Compile
-${cmake_command} --build build
-
-# Step 4: test
-
-# set up the envs for running mpiexec in a container
-# otherwise tests would fail
-export OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT=1
-export OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT_CONFIRM=1
-
-cd build
-# unit testing
-if [ "${env_unit_test}" = true ]; then
-   echo "Running unit tests..."
-   ${ctest_command} -VV -R test_unit*
-fi
-# integration testing
-if [ "${env_int_test}" = true ]; then
-  echo "Running integration tests..."
-  ${ctest_command} -VV -R test_integration*
-fi
-# test docs
-echo "Running doc tests..."
-${ctest_command} -VV -R *docs
-
-# python testing
-#export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/install
-#echo "PYTHONPATH = " $PYTHONPATH
-#echo "Running python tests..."
-#${ctest_command} -VV -R py
-cd ..
-
-#Step 5: Install
-if [ "${env_install}" = true ]; then
-  echo "Installing package..."
-  ${cmake_command} --build build --target install
-fi
-
diff --git a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/entrypoint.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ae10a8a31..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/entrypoint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -l
-# Copyright 2023 NWChemEx-Project
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-
-CR_PAT=$1
-USER=$2
-BASE_TAG=$3
-CMAKE_VERSION=$4
-GCC_VRESION=$5
-CLANG_VERSION=$6
-NINJA_BUILD=$7
-USE_CLANG=$8
-CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN=$9
-INSTALL=${10}
-TEST=${11}
-INTEGRATION_TEST=${12}
-BRANCH_NAME=${13}
-DEP_REPO_TAG=${14}
-
-cd /docker-action
-
-echo $CR_PAT | docker login ghcr.io -u $USER --password-stdin
-
-docker build -t docker-action --build-arg base_tag=$BASE_TAG --build-arg gcc_version=$GCC_VRESION --build-arg clang_version=$CLANG_VERSION --build-arg ninja_build=$NINJA_BUILD --build-arg use_clang=$USE_CLANG --build-arg cmaize_github_token=$CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN --build-arg install=$INSTALL --build-arg unit_test=$TEST --build-arg int_test=$INTEGRATION_TEST --build-arg branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME --build-arg dep_repo_tag=${DEP_REPO_TAG} . && docker run docker-action 
-
-container_id="$(docker ps -a  | grep 'docker-action')"
-container_id="${container_id%% *}"
-docker cp ${container_id}:/install ./install
-
-cat <<EOF>> release.Dockerfile
-FROM scratch
-ADD install /install
-EOF
-
-if [ "${USE_CLANG}" = true ]; then
-   docker build -t ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest -f release.Dockerfile .
-   docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest
-else
-   docker build -t ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest -f release.Dockerfile .
-   docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest
-fi
diff --git a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/generate_module_docs/action.yaml
similarity index 62%
rename from .github/actions/container-build_test_release/Dockerfile
rename to .github/actions/generate_module_docs/action.yaml
index eec40bc1c..c3d234dd8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/container-build_test_release/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/generate_module_docs/action.yaml
@@ -11,14 +11,21 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+#
 
-FROM alpine:latest
-
-COPY docker-action /docker-action
-COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+name: Generate Module Docs
 
-RUN apk add --update --no-cache docker
-RUN ["chmod", "+x", "/entrypoint.sh"]
+inputs:
+  doc_target:
+    description: "The name of the documentation target."
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    default: ''
 
-# Code file to execute when the docker container starts up (`entrypoint.sh`)
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Generate Module Documentation
+      run:  |
+        python3 ${{github.action_path}}/generate_module_dox.py ${{inputs.target}}
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/generate_module_docs/generate_module_dox.py b/.github/actions/generate_module_docs/generate_module_dox.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b87a44762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/generate_module_docs/generate_module_dox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import importlib
+
+"""This script will generate the module api documentation for a plugin library.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+::
+
+   usage: generate_module_dox.py library_name
+
+   positional arguments:
+     library_name  The name of the library for which the documentation is 
+                   supposed to be generated.
+
+This script checks that only one library name is passed and that it can import
+pluginplay and the library specified. If the library is a plugin, a module
+manager is constructed and the modules of the library are loaded into it.
+The document_modules function is called on the manager.
+"""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Exit if more than a single argument is passed
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        sys.exit()
+    target = sys.argv[1].replace("_cxx_api", "")
+
+    # Add paths to libraries
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    build_dir = os.path.join(cwd, "build")
+    pluginplay_dir = os.path.join(cwd, "build", "_deps", "pluginplay-build")
+    sys.path.append(build_dir)
+    sys.path.append(pluginplay_dir)
+
+    # Exit on any exception
+    try:
+        pluginplay = importlib.import_module("pluginplay")
+        library = importlib.import_module(target)
+        # If this library is a plugin, try to print the dox.
+        if hasattr(library, "load_modules"):
+            mm = pluginplay.ModuleManager()
+            library.load_modules(mm)
+            # This is no-op if docs/source/module_api doesn't exist
+            pluginplay.document_modules(mm, "docs/source/module_api")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An exception caught: {e}")
+        sys.exit()
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_base.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_base.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b6c86829..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_base.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-# manually input version no.s here
-# will check in workflows to obtain 
-# this info from other files
-#
-
-name: Build base image
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      cmake_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 3.17.0
-      gcc_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 9
-      clang_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 11
-      ubuntu_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 20.04
-      catch2_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 2.13.8
-      libfort_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 0.4.2
-      libboost_version:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: 1.71.0
-
-jobs:
-  build-image-gcc-clang-cmake:
-    uses: NWChemEx-Project/.github/.github/workflows/base_image_gcc-clang-cmake.yaml@master
-    with:
-      cmake_version: ${{ inputs.cmake_version }}
-      gcc_version: ${{ inputs.gcc_version }}
-      clang_version: ${{ inputs.clang_version }}
-      ubuntu_version: ${{ inputs.ubuntu_version }}
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  build-base-image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build-image-gcc-clang-cmake
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Install libboost
-        uses: NWChemEx-Project/.github/actions/image-install_package@master
-        with:
-          libboost_version: ${{ inputs.libboost_version }}
-          package_name: libboost
-          parent_image_name: ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base-cmake
-          path_to_dockerfile: .github/Dockerfile/base-libboost.Dockerfile
-      - name: Install libfort
-        uses: NWChemEx-Project/.github/actions/image-install_package@master
-        with:
-          libfort_version: ${{ inputs.libfort_version }}
-          package_name: libfort
-          parent_image_name: base-libboost
-          path_to_dockerfile: .github/Dockerfile/base-libfort.Dockerfile
-      - name: Install catch2
-        uses: NWChemEx-Project/.github/actions/image-install_package@master
-        with:
-          catch2_version: ${{ inputs.catch2_version }}
-          package_name: catch2
-          parent_image_name: base-libfort
-          path_to_dockerfile: .github/Dockerfile/base-catch2.Dockerfile
-      - name: Push the base image
-        uses: NWChemEx-Project/.github/actions/push_image@master
-        with:
-          tmp_image_name: base-catch2
-          tmp_image_tag: latest
-          image_name: ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay
-          image_tag: latest
-      - name: Check stable base image
-        id: image_exists
-        shell: /usr/bin/bash {0}
-        run: |
-          docker manifest inspect ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:stable > /dev/null
-          echo "conclusion=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Push stable base image if not exist
-        if: ${{ steps.image_exists.outputs.conclusion != 0 }}
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:latest
-          docker tag ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:latest ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:stable
-          docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/base_pluginplay:stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_release-manual.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_release-manual.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 486c7f96a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_release-manual.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-# The building/testing/releasing process happens 
-# in a container created from the base image (container action).
-# In the end two new release images
-# ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc(clang)-latest
-# are generated. Whether these images are stable
-# (do not break any downstream repos) or not is still 
-# to be tested.
-# This workflow should run in the branch which opens a
-# PR to dev (dev/master model to be developed).
-
-name: Build test release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  # TODO: obtain package version info
-  # general packages for all repos: from NWXCmake
-  # specific packages for a repo: from dependency_versions.txt in
-  # the repo
-  #
-  # A job to retrieve all package versions and output
-  ###
-  update-base-image:
-    uses: NWChemEx-Project/PluginPlay/.github/workflows/build_base.yaml@master
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  build_test_release-gcc:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: update-base-image
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Get current branch name
-        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
-      - name: build test release in a container
-        uses: ./.github/actions/container-build_test_release
-        with:
-          ninja_build: true
-          test: true
-          integration_test: false
-          INSTALL: true
-          base_tag: latest
-          dep_repo_tag: gcc-stable
-          token: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          user: ${{ github.actor }}
-          cmake_version: 3.17.0
-          gcc_version: 9
-          use_clang: false
-          CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch_name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} 
-      - name: Push stable release image if not exist
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest
-          docker tag ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-stable
-          docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-stable
-
-  build_test_release-clang:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: update-base-image
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Get current branch name
-        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
-      - name: build test release in a container
-        uses: ./.github/actions/container-build_test_release
-        with:
-          ninja_build: true
-          test: true
-          integration_test: false
-          INSTALL: true
-          base_tag: latest
-          dep_repo_tag: clang-stable
-          token: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          user: ${{ github.actor }}
-          cmake_version: 3.17.0
-          clang_version: 11
-          use_clang: true
-          CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch_name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}
-      - name: Push stable release image if not exist
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest
-          docker tag ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-stable
-          docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-stable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b9e42d2a1..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-# The building/testing/releasing process happens 
-# in a container created from the base image (container action).
-# In the end two new release images
-# ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc(clang)-latest
-# are generated. Whether these images are stable
-# (do not break any downstream repos) or not is still 
-# to be tested.
-# This workflow should run in the branch which opens a
-# PR to dev (dev/master model to be developed).
-
-name: Build test release
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  # TODO: obtain package version info
-  # general packages for all repos: from NWXCmake
-  # specific packages for a repo: from dependency_versions.txt in
-  # the repo
-  #
-  # A job to retrieve all package versions and output
-  ###
-  docker-file-changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      build_dockfile: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.bdfile }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
-      id: changes
-      with:
-        filters: |
-          bdfile:
-            - '.github/Dockerfile/**'
-
-  update-base-image:
-    needs: docker-file-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.docker-file-changes.outputs.build_dockfile == 'true' }}
-    uses: NWChemEx-Project/PluginPlay/.github/workflows/build_base.yaml@master
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  build_update_check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: docker-file-changes
-    outputs:
-      bi_check: ${{ steps.building-image-update.outputs.tag }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Check if the building image has been updated
-        id: building-image-update
-        run: |
-          if [ ${{ needs.docker-file-changes.outputs.build_dockfile == 'true' }} ]; then
-             tag="latest"
-          else
-             tag="stable"
-          fi
-          echo "tag=$tag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  build_test_release-gcc:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [update-base-image, build_update_check]
-    if: always() && (needs.update-base-image.result == 'success' || needs.update-base-image.result == 'skipped')
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Get current branch name
-        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
-      - name: build test release in a container
-        uses: ./.github/actions/container-build_test_release
-        with:
-          ninja_build: true
-          test: true
-          integration_test: false
-          INSTALL: true
-          base_tag: ${{needs.build_update_check.outputs.bi_check}}
-          dep_repo_tag: gcc-stable
-          token: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          user: ${{ github.actor }}
-          cmake_version: 3.17.0
-          gcc_version: 9
-          use_clang: false
-          CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch_name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} 
-      - name: Check stable release image
-        id: image_exists
-        shell: /usr/bin/bash {0}
-        run: |
-          docker manifest inspect ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-stable > /dev/null
-          echo "conclusion=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Push stable release image if not exist
-        if: ${{ steps.image_exists.outputs.conclusion != 0 }}
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest
-          docker tag ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-latest ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-stable
-          docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:gcc-stable
-
-  build_test_release-clang:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [update-base-image, build_update_check]
-    if: always() && (needs.update-base-image.result == 'success' || needs.update-base-image.result == 'skipped')
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Get current branch name
-        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
-      - name: build test release in a container
-        uses: ./.github/actions/container-build_test_release
-        with:
-          ninja_build: true
-          test: true
-          integration_test: false
-          INSTALL: true
-          base_tag: ${{needs.build_update_check.outputs.bi_check}}
-          dep_repo_tag: clang-stable
-          token: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          user: ${{ github.actor }}
-          cmake_version: 3.17.0
-          clang_version: 11
-          use_clang: true
-          CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CMAIZE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch_name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}
-      - name: Check stable release image
-        id: image_exists
-        shell: /usr/bin/bash {0}
-        run: |
-          docker manifest inspect ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-stable > /dev/null
-          echo "conclusion=$?" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Push stable release image if not exist
-        if: ${{ steps.image_exists.outputs.conclusion != 0 }}
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest
-          docker tag ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-latest ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-stable
-          docker push ghcr.io/nwchemex-project/release_pluginplay:clang-stable