diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
index 091c71b..c1be0be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml
@@ -11,59 +11,12 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  coverage:
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12"]
-    env:
-          LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out diffpy.pdffit2
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Initialize miniconda
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          activate-environment: test
-          auto-update-conda: true
-          environment-file: environment.yml
-          auto-activate-base: false
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: Conda config
-        run: >-
-          conda config --set always_yes yes
-          --set changeps1 no
-
-      - name: Install diffpy.pdffit2 and requirements
-        run: |
-          conda install --file requirements/conda.txt
-          conda install --file requirements/test.txt
-          conda install --file requirements/build.txt
-          python -m pip install . --no-deps
-
-      - name: Start Xvfb for ubuntu-latest only
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y xvfb
-          export DISPLAY=:99
-          Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1024x768x16 &
-
-      - name: Validate diffpy.pdfffit2
-        run: |
-          pytest --cov
-          coverage report -m
-          codecov
-
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.python-version == env.LATEST_PYTHON_VERSION
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-        env:
-          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+  matrix-coverage:
+    uses: Billingegroup/release-scripts/.github/workflows/_matrix-and-codecov-on-merge-to-main.yml@v0
+    with:
+      project: diffpy.pdffit2
+      python_versions: "3.11, 3.12"
+      c_extension: true
+      headless: false
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index be7d237..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-name: Wheel builder
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build_wheels:
-
-    defaults:
-        run:
-          shell: bash -l {0}
-
-    name: Build wheel ${{ matrix.python[0] }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[0] }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.buildplat[0] }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        buildplat:
-          - [ubuntu-latest, manylinux_x86_64]
-          - [macos-13, macosx_x86_64]
-          - [macos-14, macosx_arm64]
-          - [windows-latest, win_amd64]
-        python:
-          - ["3.11", "cp311"]
-          - ["3.12", "cp312"]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out #${{ inputs.project }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python[0] }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python[0] }}
-
-      - name: Build wheels for Linux
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1
-        env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python[1] }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: yum install -y gsl-devel && pip install -e .
-        with:
-          output-dir: wheelhouse
-
-      - name: Build wheels for macOS
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1
-        env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python[1] }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
-          MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 13.0
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: brew install gsl && pip install -e .
-        with:
-          output-dir: wheelhouse
-
-      - name: Set up conda for Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          activate-environment: gsl
-          auto-update-conda: true
-          environment-file: environment.yml
-          auto-activate-base: false
-
-      - name: install gsl for Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: |
-          conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-          conda install gsl
-
-      - name: Build wheels for Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1
-        env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python[1] }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
-          CONDA_PREFIX: ${{ env.CONDA_PREFIX }}
-        with:
-          output-dir: wheelhouse
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.python[0] }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[0] }}
-          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
diff --git a/news/wf.rst b/news/wf.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622844e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/wf.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* no news: modification on CI workflow
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>