diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
index 374d2bf6..b17779c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-release.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.7"
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.9"
   POETRY_VERSION: "1.5.1"
 
 jobs:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - id: matrix
-        uses: splunk/addonfactory-test-matrix-action@v1.10
+        uses: splunk/addonfactory-test-matrix-action@v3.0.6
 
   fossa-scan:
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ jobs:
     name: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs:
-      - fossa-scan
       - compliance-copyrights
       - pre-commit
       - run-unit-tests
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ jobs:
       - meta
       - build
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    if: |
-      !contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'skip-ui-tests')
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read