diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0621ce9..d408a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: Release Builds
 on: push
 
 env:
-  SME_DEPS_COMMON_VERSION: "2024.04.24"
   DUNE_COPASI_VERSION: "master"
 
 jobs:
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
     steps:
       - uses: spatial-model-editor/setup-ci@2024.04.23
+        with:
+          sme_deps_common: "2024.04.24"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: ./build.sh
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 1648243..f956ce6 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -7,18 +7,6 @@ echo "DUNE_COPASI_VERSION: ${DUNE_COPASI_VERSION}"
 echo "PATH: $PATH"
 echo "MSYSTEM: $MSYSTEM"
 
-echo "Downloading static libs for OS: $OS"
-wget "https://github.com/spatial-model-editor/sme_deps_common/releases/download/${SME_DEPS_COMMON_VERSION}/sme_deps_common_${OS}.tgz"
-tar xf sme_deps_common_${OS}.tgz
-# copy libs to desired location: workaround for tar -C / not working on windows
-if [[ "$OS" == *"win"* ]]; then
-    mv c/smelibs /c/
-    # ls /c/smelibs
-else
-    ${SUDO_CMD} mv opt/* /opt/
-    # ls /opt/smelibs
-fi
-
 # export vars for duneopts script to read
 export CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}"
 export CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${INSTALL_PREFIX}