diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
index 042cf53..cdf5ab3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Setup pixi
-        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
+        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@a09b6247153796b190642a2b53fac4241043cf6f # v0.10.0
         with:
           manifest-path: pyproject.toml
           # Workaround: Dynamic versioning (versioningit) causes lock file version mismatch.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Setup pixi
-        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
+        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@a09b6247153796b190642a2b53fac4241043cf6f # v0.10.0
         with:
           manifest-path: pyproject.toml
           # Workaround: Dynamic versioning (versioningit) causes lock file version mismatch.
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build conda package
         run: |
           pixi run conda-build
-          mkdir -p /tmp/local-channel/linux-64
-          cp *.conda /tmp/local-channel/linux-64
 
       # pkg-verify requires a conda env that already has the package
       # installed (and micromamba on PATH); pkg-install sets both up.
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: neutrons/conda-actions/pkg-install@bba9ca89d48d9ae846db9650cc63fde736340b3d # v2
         with:
           package-name: ${{ env.PKG_NAME }}
-          local-channel: /tmp/local-channel
+          local-channel: ./local-channel
 
       - name: Verify conda package
         uses: neutrons/conda-actions/pkg-verify@bba9ca89d48d9ae846db9650cc63fde736340b3d # v2
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Setup Pixi
-        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
+        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@a09b6247153796b190642a2b53fac4241043cf6f # v0.10.0
         with:
           manifest-path: pyproject.toml
           # Workaround: Dynamic versioning (versioningit) causes lock file version mismatch.
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Setup pixi
-        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@5185adfbffb4bd703da3010310260805d89ebb11 # v0.9.6
+        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@a09b6247153796b190642a2b53fac4241043cf6f # v0.10.0
         with:
           manifest-path: pyproject.toml
           # Workaround: Dynamic versioning (versioningit) causes lock file version mismatch.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7c2156e..6b3dd19 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ pypi-publish = { cmd = "twine upload dist/*", description = "Publish the package
 pypi-publish-test = { cmd = "twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*", description = "Publish the package to TestPyPI", depends-on = [
   "pypi-build",
 ] }
-conda-build-command = { cmd = "pixi build", description = "Build the conda package command" }
+conda-build-command = { cmd = "pixi publish --target-channel ./local-channel", description = "Build the conda package command" }
 conda-build = { description = "Build the conda package", depends-on = [
   "backup-toml",
   "sync-version",