diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_venv.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_venv.yaml
index 6af3231..bee1b20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_venv.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_venv.yaml
@@ -6,18 +6,26 @@ on:
       - v*
 jobs:
   build:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python_version: ['3.11']
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - name: Install required libraries
-        run: sudo apt install -y libsystemd-dev
       - name: Set env
-        run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV &&
-          echo "PKG_NAME=`basename $GITHUB_REPOSITORY -private`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Build venv package
-        uses: minvws/nl-irealisatie-generic-pipelines/.github/actions/python-venv-package@main
+        run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: prep
+        run: sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current/
+      - name: prep chown
+        run: sudo chown `id -u`:`id -g` /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current/
+      - name: copy project to run location.
+        run: cp -r ./requirements.txt /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current/
+      - name: Create env
+        run: python3 -m venv /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current/.venv
+      - name: pip3 install
+        run: cd /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current; source .venv/bin/activate; pip install -U pip; pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Create archive
+        run: cd /usr/local/rdo-journalert/current/; tar -czf $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/rdo-journalert_venv_${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.tar.gz .venv
+      - name: Upload venv tar
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          python_version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
-          package_file_name: ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}
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+          name: rdo-journalert_venv_${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          path: rdo-journalert_venv_${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.tar.gz