diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index a4bd734..bc46e35 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ _(tick as appropriate)_
 - [ ] PR completes task/fixes bug
 - [ ] Tests exercise code appropriately
 - [ ] New features and API breaks are flagged in commit messages using magic strings
-- [ ] Repo maintainer is notified that a release is required
 - [ ] Documentation updated (README, Confluence, Docstrings, API spec, Engineering Guide, etc.)
 - [ ] Downstream repos have been checked for potential breaks & fixed as needed
 - [ ] APIs/UIs/CLIs updated as required
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-ext-ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/shared-ext-ci-workflow.yml
index 5771e87..62f0387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-ext-ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-ext-ci-workflow.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ on:
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ inputs.pythonVersion == '' && '3.10' || inputs.pythonVersion }}
   COMMONTOOLING_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.commontoolingBranch == '' && 'main' || inputs.commontoolingBranch }}
-  BUILD_TAG: ${{ github.run_id }}  # This is currently used by commontooling to detect CI environments
   CHECKOUT_REF: ${{ inputs.checkoutRef == '' && github.ref || inputs.checkoutRef }}
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-ext-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/shared-ext-release-workflow.yml
index 5c0eb51..ac7953d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-ext-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-ext-release-workflow.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   COMMONTOOLING_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.commontoolingBranch == '' && 'main' || inputs.commontoolingBranch }}
-  BUILD_TAG: ${{ github.run_id }}  # This is currently used by commontooling to detect CI environments
 
 jobs:
   CheckStaticFiles:
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/docker.mk b/static-commontooling/make/docker.mk
index 47baa4b..c706009 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/docker.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/docker.mk
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ include $(commontooling_dir)/make/include/dockerignore.mk
 # Some standard patterns with some variables to turn them on and off
 MS_DOCKER_ARTEFACT?=TRUE
 ifeq "${MS_DOCKER_ARTEFACT}" "TRUE"
-artefact: ms_docker-build
-artefacts: artefact
+artefacts: ms_docker-build
 endif
 
 MS_DOCKER_SOURCE?=TRUE
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@ ms_docker-build-mypy: $(topdir)/.mypy.ini
 endif
 
 ms_docker-run-mypy: EXTRA_DOCKER_RUN_ARGS+=--mount type=bind,source=$(PIP_CONFIG_FILE),target=/etc/pip.conf,readonly
-mypy: ms_docker-run-mypy
-typecheck: mypy
+typecheck: ms_docker-run-mypy
 endif
 
 $(topbuilddir)/.tmp/run_with_dir_modes.sh: $(commontooling_dir)/misc/run_with_dir_modes.sh $(topbuilddir)/.tmp
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ upload-docker:
 enable_push=FALSE
 ifneq "${VERSION}" "${NEXT_VERSION}"
 enable_push=TRUE
-else ifneq "${BUILD_TAG}" "local"
+else ifeq "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" "true"
 enable_push=TRUE
 endif
 
@@ -284,4 +282,4 @@ endif
 		echo "  $(DOCKER_COMPOSE) <ARGS>"; \
 	fi
 
-.PHONY: help-docker artefact upload-docker mypy typecheck artefacts
+.PHONY: help-docker upload-docker typecheck artefacts
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/include/core.mk b/static-commontooling/make/include/core.mk
index 8ea9d2c..a17c849 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/include/core.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/include/core.mk
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ CLOUDFIT_BASE_LABEL?=latest
 endif
 
 # Set python pip config location
-ifeq "${BUILD_TAG}" "local"
-PIP_CONFIG_FILE?=/etc/pip.conf
-else
+ifeq "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" "true"
 PIP_CONFIG_FILE?=$(project_root_dir)/.pip.conf
+else
+PIP_CONFIG_FILE?=/etc/pip.conf
 endif
 
 CLOUDFIT_BASE_NAME?=python
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/include/pythonic_version.mk b/static-commontooling/make/include/pythonic_version.mk
index d237b6a..ab8a52b 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/include/pythonic_version.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/include/pythonic_version.mk
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ $(topdir)/.tmp/_next_version.py: $(topdir)/.tmp
 	@echo "git_commit = '0000000'" >> $(topdir)/.tmp/_next_version.py
 
 
-ifeq "${BUILD_TAG}" "local"
-$(VERSIONFILE): $(topdir)/.tmp/_next_version.py
+ifeq "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" "true"
+$(VERSIONFILE): $(topdir)/.tmp/_full_version.py
 	cp $< $@
 else
-$(VERSIONFILE): $(topdir)/.tmp/_full_version.py
+$(VERSIONFILE): $(topdir)/.tmp/_next_version.py
 	cp $< $@
 endif
 
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/include/version.mk b/static-commontooling/make/include/version.mk
index 3546654..3136eba 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/include/version.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/include/version.mk
@@ -32,18 +32,9 @@ version:
 next-version:
 	@echo $(NEXT_VERSION)
 
-ifeq "${topdir}" "${project_root_dir}"
-release:
-	git tag -a $(NEXT_VERSION) -m "v.$(NEXT_VERSION)"
-	@echo "Added tag $(NEXT_VERSION) at commit $(GITCOMMIT), to push it up use: git push origin --tags"
-endif
-
 help-version:
 	@echo "$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION)"
 	@echo "make version                     - Print the current version of the code in the repo, including pre-release indicators"
 	@echo "make next-version                - Print the version the code should have if it is released as it currently is"
-ifeq "${topdir}" "${project_root_dir}"
-	@echo "make release                     - Add a tag to the repo marking the current commit as a release"
-endif
 
-.PHONY: version next-version help-version release
+.PHONY: version next-version help-version
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/pythonic.mk b/static-commontooling/make/pythonic.mk
index 7eda64d..9454ca9 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/pythonic.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/pythonic.mk
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ CLEAN_FILES += $(topbuilddir)/dist
 # Add extra dependencies to the core targets
 all: help-pythonic
 
-ifeq "${BUILD_TAG}" "local"
-VERSION_IN_PYTHON=${NEXT_VERSION}
-else
+ifeq "${GITHUB_ACTIONS}" "true"
 VERSION_IN_PYTHON=${VERSION}
+else
+VERSION_IN_PYTHON=${NEXT_VERSION}
 endif
 
 WHEEL_FILE?=$(topbuilddir)/dist/$(MODNAME)-$(VERSION)-py3-none-any.whl
diff --git a/static-commontooling/make/standalone.mk b/static-commontooling/make/standalone.mk
index 7346684..cd9fdeb 100644
--- a/static-commontooling/make/standalone.mk
+++ b/static-commontooling/make/standalone.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ commontooling_dir?=$(project_root_dir)/commontooling
 endif
 
 include $(commontooling_dir)/make/include/core.mk
--include $(project_root_dir)/commontooling/make/include/jenkinsfile.mk
 -include $(project_root_dir)/commontooling/make/include/pull_request_template.mk
 include $(commontooling_dir)/make/include/gitignore.mk