diff --git a/.configure-custom.sh b/.configure-custom.sh
index 58b47c8fb..5ce15f781 100755
--- a/.configure-custom.sh
+++ b/.configure-custom.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ DISABLE_VARS="docs|Off|ENABLE_DOCS"
 ENABLE_ENABLE_COVERAGE_DOC="enable coverage analysis"
 ENABLE_ENABLE_DOCS_DOC="enable building manpages"
 ENABLE_DISABLE_DOCS_DOC="disable building manpages"
+WITH_VARS="systemdsystemunitdir|/etc/systemd/system|FLUX_SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR"
+WITH_FLUX_SYSTEMD_SYSTEM_UNIT_DIR_DOC="systemd system directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b5f1172c1..136479ad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
       if: matrix.needs_buildx
 
-    - uses: dbhi/qus/action@main
-      with:
-        targets: aarch64
+    - name: setup qemu-user-static
+      run: |
+        docker run --rm --privileged aptman/qus -s -- -p --credential aarch64
 
     - name: docker-run-checks
       env: ${{matrix.env}}
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7d293e8ed..d507e210d 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ sphinx:
 python:
    install:
    - requirements: doc/requirements.txt
+build:
+   os: ubuntu-22.04
+   tools:
+      python: "3.10"
+
+
diff --git a/src/test/docker/docker-run-checks.sh b/src/test/docker/docker-run-checks.sh
index fc9587917..07077b869 100755
--- a/src/test/docker/docker-run-checks.sh
+++ b/src/test/docker/docker-run-checks.sh
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ if [[ "$INSTALL_ONLY" == "t" ]]; then
         sh -c "./autogen.sh &&
                ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
                 --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/etc/systemd/system \
-                --localstatedir=/var \
-                --with-flux-security \
-                --enable-caliper &&
+                --localstatedir=/var &&
                make clean &&
                make -j${JOBS}"
     RC=$?