diff --git a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
index 97a0da8546ed17..158d3416bc2a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
+            !**/binary/**
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         if: always()
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 6daf1904ba3ae3..64493e99211b46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ jobs:
             "except_metadata_ingestion",
             "frontend",
           ]
-        timezone: ["UTC", "America/New_York"]
+        timezone: ["UTC"]
+        include:
+          # We only need the timezone variation for frontend tests.
+          - command: "frontend"
+            timezone: "America/New_York"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - uses: szenius/set-timezone@v1.0
+      - uses: szenius/set-timezone@v1.2
         with:
           timezoneLinux: ${{ matrix.timezone }}
       - uses: hsheth2/sane-checkout-action@v1
@@ -48,8 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.10"
           cache: pip
       - name: Gradle build (and test) for metadata ingestion
-        # we only need the timezone runs for frontend tests
-        if: ${{  matrix.command == 'except_metadata_ingestion' && matrix.timezone == 'America/New_York' }}
+        if: ${{  matrix.command == 'except_metadata_ingestion' }}
         run: |
           ./gradlew build -x :metadata-ingestion:build -x :metadata-ingestion:check -x docs-website:build -x :metadata-integration:java:spark-lineage:test -x :metadata-io:test -x :metadata-ingestion-modules:airflow-plugin:build -x :metadata-ingestion-modules:airflow-plugin:check -x :datahub-frontend:build -x :datahub-web-react:build --parallel
       - name: Gradle build (and test) for frontend
@@ -66,15 +69,9 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
+            !**/binary/**
       - name: Ensure codegen is updated
         uses: ./.github/actions/ensure-codegen-updated
-      - name: Slack failure notification
-        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'push'
-        uses: kpritam/slack-job-status-action@v1
-        with:
-          job-status: ${{ job.status }}
-          slack-bot-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          channel: github-activities
 
   quickstart-compose-validation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -83,10 +80,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
-      - name: Download YQ
-        uses: chrisdickinson/setup-yq@v1.0.1
-        with:
-          yq-version: v4.28.2
       - name: Quickstart Compose Validation
         run: ./docker/quickstart/generate_and_compare.sh
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-unified.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-unified.yml
index 8afce059572c7d..d246bf329bcb07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-unified.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-unified.yml
@@ -905,13 +905,7 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
-      - name: Slack failure notification
-        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'push'
-        uses: kpritam/slack-job-status-action@v1
-        with:
-          job-status: ${{ job.status }}
-          slack-bot-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          channel: github-activities
+            !**/binary/**
   deploy_datahub_head:
     name: Deploy to Datahub HEAD
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
index af73db483f9aeb..1da08b14b8b5b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
+            !**/binary/**
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         if: ${{ always() && matrix.python-version == '3.10' }}
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
index c964352c3e129a..eb5822b5b480d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
+            !**/binary/**
       - name: Ensure codegen is updated
         uses: ./.github/actions/ensure-codegen-updated
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spark-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/spark-smoke-test.yml
index ee7ead27f29659..e463e15243ee3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spark-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spark-smoke-test.yml
@@ -68,10 +68,4 @@ jobs:
             **/build/reports/tests/test/**
             **/build/test-results/test/**
             **/junit.*.xml
-      - name: Slack failure notification
-        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'push'
-        uses: kpritam/slack-job-status-action@v1
-        with:
-          job-status: ${{ job.status }}
-          slack-bot-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          channel: github-activities
+            !**/binary/**
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
index 047699f084c612..b3cc350cc109fa 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/build.gradle
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ task customPackageGenerate(type: Exec, dependsOn: [environmentSetup, installPack
   def package_version = project.findProperty('package_version')
   commandLine 'bash', '-c',
     "source ${venv_name}/bin/activate && " +
+    "pip install build && " +
     "./scripts/custom_package_codegen.sh '${package_name}' '${package_version}'"
 }