diff --git a/.copr/Makefile b/.copr/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f56b81..0000000
--- a/.copr/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: installdeps srpm git_config_pre
-
-installdeps:
-	dnf install -y $(shell cat automation/build-artifacts.packages)
-
-git_config_pre:
-	# From git 2.35.2 we need to mark temporary directory, where the project is cloned to, as safe, otherwise
-	# git commands won't work
-	$(eval REPO_DIR=$(shell pwd))
-	git config --global --add safe.directory ${REPO_DIR}
-
-prepare: installdeps git_config_pre
-	# Calling 'eval' in 'srpm:' is done when parsing that target,
-	# so we need to have this 'prepare' separate target for
-	# preparing stuff so that the 'eval' call will work.
-	autopoint
-	autoreconf -ivf
-	./configure
-
-srpm: installdeps git_config_pre prepare
-	$(eval SUFFIX=$(shell sh -c ' . automation/config.sh; [ -n "$${RELEASE_SUFFIX}" ] && echo ".$$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).git$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"'))
-	mkdir -p tmp.repos
-	# changing the spec file as passing -D won't preserve the suffix when rebuilding in mock
-	sed "s:%{?release_suffix}:${SUFFIX}:" -i otopi.spec.in
-	make dist
-	rpmbuild \
-		-D "_topdir tmp.repos" \
-		-ts ./*.tar.gz
-	cp tmp.repos/SRPMS/*.src.rpm $(outdir)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e66b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+---
+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+    tags: ['*']
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: almalinux-9
+            shortcut: el9
+            container-name: almalinux9
+          - name: almalinux-10
+            shortcut: el10
+            container-name: almalinux10
+          - name: centos-stream-9
+            shortcut: el9s
+            container-name: el9stream
+          - name: centos-stream-10
+            shortcut: el10s
+            container-name: el10stream
+
+    name: Build and test on ${{ matrix.name }}
+    container:
+      image: quay.io/ovirt/buildcontainer:${{ matrix.container-name }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Mark repository as safe
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          dnf install -y epel-release
+          dnf config-manager --set-enabled epel || true
+          dnf install -y autoconf automake gcc gettext-devel git libtool make rpm-build \
+            python3-devel python3-pyflakes python3-pycodestyle python3-coverage \
+            rpm-sign createrepo_c dnf-plugin-versionlock dnf-utils makeself
+
+      - name: Set build environment
+        run: |
+          TAG=$(git tag --points-at HEAD | head -1)
+          if [[ -n "$TAG" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$TAG" =~ -([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+              echo "PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "RELEASE_SUFFIX=.$(date --utc +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).git$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Autopoint
+        run: autopoint
+
+      - name: Autoreconf
+        run: autoreconf -ivf
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: ./configure
+
+      - name: Run distcheck
+        run: make -j distcheck
+
+      - name: Build RPM
+        run: make -j rpm
+
+      - name: Collect artifacts
+        run: |
+            mkdir -p exported-artifacts
+            find tmp.repos -iname \*rpm -exec mv "{}" exported-artifacts/ \;
+            mv ./*tar.gz exported-artifacts/
+
+      - name: Run checks
+        run: automation/run-checks.sh
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: rpm-${{ matrix.shortcut }}
+          path: exported-artifacts
+
+  publish-rpms:
+    permissions:
+      artifact-metadata: read
+    needs: build
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    uses: ovirt/ovirt-workflows/.github/workflows/publish-rpms.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-patch.yml b/.github/workflows/check-patch.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7505227..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/check-patch.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-name: Check patch
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - name: centos-stream-9
-            shortcut: cs9
-            container-name: el9stream
-          - name: centos-stream-10
-            shortcut: cs10
-            container-name: el10stream
-    name: ${{ matrix.name }}
-    container:
-      image: quay.io/ovirt/buildcontainer:${{ matrix.container-name }}
-    env:
-      ARTIFACTS_DIR: exported-artifacts
-    steps:
-    - name: Enable EPEL
-      run: dnf install -y epel-release && dnf config-manager --set-enabled epel
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: dnf install -y --setopt=tsflags=nodocs rpm-sign dnf-plugin-versionlock dnf-utils python3-coverage python3-pycodestyle python3-pyflakes python3-devel python3-coverage gettext-devel
-
-    - uses: ovirt/checkout-action@main
-
-    - name: autopoint
-      run: autopoint
-
-    - name: autoreconf -ivf
-      run: autoreconf -ivf
-
-    - name: configure
-      run: ./configure
-
-    - name: run distcheck
-      run: make -j distcheck
-
-    - name: make dist
-      run: make dist
-
-    - name: mkdir tmp.repos
-      run: mkdir -p tmp.repos
-
-    - name: rpmbuild
-      run: rpmbuild -D "_topdir $PWD/tmp.repos" -D "release_suffix .$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).git$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" -ta otopi-*.tar.gz
-
-    - name: Collect artifacts
-      run: |
-          mkdir -p ${ARTIFACTS_DIR}
-          find tmp.repos -iname \*rpm -exec mv "{}" ${ARTIFACTS_DIR} \;
-          mv ./*tar.gz ${ARTIFACTS_DIR}
-
-    - name: Run checks
-      run: automation/run-checks.sh
-
-    - name: Upload artifacts
-      uses: ovirt/upload-rpms-action@main
-      with:
-        directory: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5f2d46..6754ede 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,8 +31,5 @@ intl
 src/otopi/config.py
 src/otopi/config.py.in
 target
-automation/config.sh
 m4/extern-inline.m4
 
-# Not autogenerated!
-\!.copr/Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2ea1dd5..81c1fd5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.9
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
+TMPREPOS = tmp.repos
+RPMBUILD_ARGS := --define="_topdir `pwd`/$(TMPREPOS)"
+RPMBUILD_ARGS += $(if $(RELEASE_SUFFIX),--define="release_suffix $(RELEASE_SUFFIX)")
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
 	config.log config.status \
 	$(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
@@ -68,3 +72,17 @@ POTFILES.in:
 
 update-po: POTFILES.in
 	$(MAKE) -C po update-po
+
+rpm: srpm
+	rpmbuild $(RPMBUILD_ARGS) --rebuild "$(TMPREPOS)"/SRPMS/*.src.rpm
+	@echo
+	@echo "rpm available at '$(TMPREPOS)'"
+	@echo
+
+srpm: dist
+	rm -rf "$(TMPREPOS)"
+	mkdir -vp $(TMPREPOS)/{SPECS,RPMS,SRPMS,SOURCES}
+	rpmbuild $(RPMBUILD_ARGS) -ts $(distdir).tar.gz
+	@echo
+	@echo "srpm available at '$(TMPREPOS)'"
+	@echo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9bbe335..52e9348 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # otopi -- oVirt Task Oriented Pluggable Installer/Implementation
-[![Copr build status](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ovirt/ovirt-master-snapshot/package/otopi/status_image/last_build.png)](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ovirt/ovirt-master-snapshot/package/otopi/)
 
 Standalone plugin based installation framework to be used to setup
 system components. The plugin nature provides simplicity to
diff --git a/automation/build-artifacts-manual.packages b/automation/build-artifacts-manual.packages
deleted file mode 120000
index 1903cac..0000000
--- a/automation/build-artifacts-manual.packages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-build-artifacts.packages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/automation/build-artifacts-manual.sh b/automation/build-artifacts-manual.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 5969703..0000000
--- a/automation/build-artifacts-manual.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-build-artifacts.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/automation/build-artifacts.packages b/automation/build-artifacts.packages
deleted file mode 100644
index 16366fd..0000000
--- a/automation/build-artifacts.packages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-autoconf
-automake
-dnf
-dnf-utils
-gcc
-gettext-devel
-git
-make
-python3-devel
-python3-pyflakes
-rpm-build
diff --git a/automation/build-artifacts.sh b/automation/build-artifacts.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 15cca6f..0000000
--- a/automation/build-artifacts.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -xe
-[[ -d exported-artifacts ]] \
-|| mkdir -p exported-artifacts
-
-[[ -d tmp.repos ]] \
-|| mkdir -p tmp.repos
-
-# stdci seems to ignore build-artifacts.packages
-dnf install -y $(cat automation/build-artifacts.packages)
-autopoint
-autoreconf -ivf
-./configure
-
-SUFFIX=
-. automation/config.sh
-[ -n "${RELEASE_SUFFIX}" ] && SUFFIX=".$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).git$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-
-make dist
-
-if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
-	dnf builddep --spec otopi.spec
-else
-	yum-builddep otopi.spec
-fi
-
-rpmbuild \
-    -D "_topdir $PWD/tmp.repos" \
-    ${SUFFIX:+-D "release_suffix ${SUFFIX}"} \
-    -ta otopi-*.tar.gz
-
-mv *.tar.gz exported-artifacts
-find \
-    "$PWD/tmp.repos" \
-    -iname \*.rpm \
-    -exec mv {} exported-artifacts/ \;
diff --git a/automation/build-srpm.sh b/automation/build-srpm.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 6cfbe35..0000000
--- a/automation/build-srpm.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -xe
-[[ -d tmp.repos ]] \
-|| mkdir -p tmp.repos
-
-# stdci seems to ignore build-artifacts.packages
-dnf install -y $(cat automation/build-artifacts.packages)
-autopoint
-autoreconf -ivf
-./configure
-
-SUFFIX=
-. automation/config.sh
-[ -n "${RELEASE_SUFFIX}" ] && SUFFIX=".$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).git$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-
-make dist
-
-if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
-	dnf builddep --spec otopi.spec
-else
-	yum-builddep otopi.spec
-fi
-
-rpmbuild \
-    -D "_topdir $PWD/tmp.repos" \
-    ${SUFFIX:+-D "release_suffix ${SUFFIX}"} \
-    -ts otopi-*.tar.gz
diff --git a/automation/check-patch.packages b/automation/check-patch.packages
deleted file mode 100644
index cbccbc9..0000000
--- a/automation/check-patch.packages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-autoconf
-automake
-createrepo_c
-dnf
-dnf-plugins-core
-dnf-plugin-versionlock
-dnf-utils
-gettext-devel
-git
-make
-makeself
-python3-coverage
-python3-distro
-python3-libselinux
-python3-pycodestyle
-python3-pyflakes
-rpm-build
diff --git a/automation/check-patch.req b/automation/check-patch.req
deleted file mode 120000
index 3858aae..0000000
--- a/automation/check-patch.req
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-check-patch.packages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/automation/check-patch.sh b/automation/check-patch.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 46ad58d..0000000
--- a/automation/check-patch.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -ex
-DISTVER="$(rpm --eval "%dist"|cut -c2-4)"
-installer=dnf
-
-# stdci seems to ignore check-patch.packages
-${installer} install -y $(cat automation/check-patch.packages)
-
-autopoint
-autoreconf -ivf
-./configure
-make distcheck
-
-automation/build-artifacts.sh
-automation/run-checks.sh
diff --git a/automation/config.sh.in b/automation/config.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 44200f0..0000000
--- a/automation/config.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RELEASE_SUFFIX="@RELEASE_SUFFIX@"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 845df9e..0b5145c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ define([VERSION_MAJOR], [1])
 define([VERSION_MINOR], [10])
 define([VERSION_FIX], [6])
 define([VERSION_NUMBER], VERSION_MAJOR[.]VERSION_MINOR[.]VERSION_FIX)
-define([VERSION_SUFFIX], [_master])
 
-AC_INIT([otopi], VERSION_NUMBER[]VERSION_SUFFIX)
+AC_INIT([otopi], VERSION_NUMBER)
 PACKAGE_RPM_VERSION="VERSION_NUMBER"
-PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE="0.0.$(echo VERSION_SUFFIX | sed 's/^_//')"
-RELEASE_SUFFIX="VERSION_SUFFIX"
+
+AC_ARG_VAR([PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE],
+    [RPM release field (default: 0.master for development, release number for release builds)])
+AS_IF([test -z "$PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE"],
+    [PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE="0.master"])
+
 AC_SUBST([PACKAGE_RPM_VERSION])
 AC_SUBST([PACKAGE_RPM_RELEASE])
-AC_SUBST([RELEASE_SUFFIX])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/otopi/__init__.py])
@@ -89,7 +91,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	src/plugins/otopi/debug/test_note/Makefile
 	src/plugins/otopi/debug/wait_on_error/Makefile
 	src/plugins/otopi/debug/packages/Makefile
-	automation/config.sh
 	automation/testRPMs/testpackage1/testpackage1.spec
 	automation/testRPMs/testpackage2/testpackage2.spec
 	automation/testRPMsUpdates/testpackage1/testpackage1.spec