diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index c47a8ec5c3d..278be10b890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ jobs:
             make install-go-ci-dependencies
             git status
             git restore go.mod go.sum
+            git restore sdk/python/feast/ui/yarn.lock
           CIBW_BEFORE_TEST: "cd {project} && git status"
       # py3.10 on MacOS does not work with Go so we have to install separately. Issue is tracked here: https://github.com/feast-dev/feast/issues/2881.
       - name: Build py310 specific wheels for macos
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
             git status
             git restore go.mod go.sum
+            git restore sdk/python/feast/ui/yarn.lock
             brew install apache-arrow
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           make build-ui
           git status
           git restore go.mod go.sum
+          git restore sdk/python/feast/ui/yarn.lock
       - name: Build
         run: |
           python3 setup.py sdist
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Smoke test
         run: |
           feast init test_repo
-          cd test_repo/
+          cd test_repo/feature_repo
           feast apply
           echo "$TEST_SCRIPT" > run-and-wait.sh
           bash run-and-wait.sh feast serve
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Smoke test with go
         if: matrix.python-version != '3.10' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
-          cd test_repo/
+          cd test_repo/feature_repo
           feast apply
           echo "$TEST_SCRIPT" > run-and-wait.sh
           pip install cffi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dbe006d4c2f..feab7b0eef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,40 +42,40 @@ jobs:
           echo "Current version is ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
           echo "Next version is ${NEXT_VERSION}"
 
-  publish-web-ui-npm:
-    if: github.repository == 'feast-dev/feast'
-    needs: get_dry_release_versions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      # This publish is working using an NPM automation token to bypass 2FA
-      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get_dry_release_versions.outputs.current_version }}
-      NEXT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get_dry_release_versions.outputs.next_version }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-        with:
-          node-version: '17.x'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-      - name: Bump file versions (temporarily for Web UI publish)
-        run: python ./infra/scripts/release/bump_file_versions.py ${CURRENT_VERSION} ${NEXT_VERSION}
-      - name: Install yarn dependencies
-        working-directory: ./ui
-        run: yarn install
-      - name: Build yarn rollup
-        working-directory: ./ui
-        run: yarn build:lib
-      - name: Publish UI package
-        working-directory: ./ui
-        run: npm publish
-        env:
-          # This publish is working using an NPM automation token to bypass 2FA
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+  # publish-web-ui-npm:
+  #   if: github.repository == 'feast-dev/feast'
+  #   needs: get_dry_release_versions
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   env:
+  #     # This publish is working using an NPM automation token to bypass 2FA
+  #     NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+  #     CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get_dry_release_versions.outputs.current_version }}
+  #     NEXT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get_dry_release_versions.outputs.next_version }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+  #     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+  #       with:
+  #         node-version: '17.x'
+  #         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+  #     - name: Bump file versions (temporarily for Web UI publish)
+  #       run: python ./infra/scripts/release/bump_file_versions.py ${CURRENT_VERSION} ${NEXT_VERSION}
+  #     - name: Install yarn dependencies
+  #       working-directory: ./ui
+  #       run: yarn install
+  #     - name: Build yarn rollup
+  #       working-directory: ./ui
+  #       run: yarn build:lib
+  #     - name: Publish UI package
+  #       working-directory: ./ui
+  #       run: npm publish
+  #       env:
+  #         # This publish is working using an NPM automation token to bypass 2FA
+  #         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   release:
     name: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: publish-web-ui-npm
+    #needs: publish-web-ui-npm
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.inputs.token }}
       GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: feast-ci-bot