diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 1ccc9f4..55326c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
+        python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install hatch hatchling toml
-    - name: Build
-      run: hatch build
-    - name: publish
+        pip install setuptools wheel twine toml "pymodaq>=4.1.0" pyqt5
+
+    - name: create local pymodaq folder and setting permissions
+      run: |
+        sudo mkdir /etc/.pymodaq
+        sudo chmod uo+rw /etc/.pymodaq
+        
+    - name: Build and publish
       env:
-        HATCH_INDEX_USER: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
-        HATCH_INDEX_AUTH: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+        TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
       run: |
-        hatch publish
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        twine upload dist/*