diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a80b025134de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Build slim packages
+
+# This workflow runs when any of the following occur:
+  # - Run manually
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+
+# Used to run locally using https://github.com/nektos/act
+env:
+  ACT: 
+  VERSION: 2.11.0
+  SNAPSHOT: false
+  PLATFORM: linux
+  BUILD: bash scripts/build.sh
+
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Permissions to upload the package
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      contents: read
+    strategy:
+        matrix:
+          # act is resource-heavy. Avoid running parallel builds with it:
+          # DISTRIBUTION: [ rpm ]
+          # ARCHITECTURE: [ x64 ]
+          DISTRIBUTION: [ tar, rpm, deb ]
+          ARCHITECTURE: [ x64, arm64 ]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        distribution: temurin
+        java-version: 11
+        
+    - name: Setup Gradle
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.9.0
+    
+    - name: Execute build script
+      run: |
+        $BUILD -v $VERSION -s $SNAPSHOT -p $PLATFORM -a ${{ matrix.ARCHITECTURE }} -d ${{ matrix.DISTRIBUTION }}
+
+    # The package name is stored in the artifacts/artifact_name.txt file
+    - name: Read package name
+      id: package_name
+      run: |
+        echo $(ls -la)
+        echo "package_name=$(cat artifacts/artifact_name.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "$(cat artifacts/artifact_name.txt)"
+
+    - name: Upload artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: ${{ steps.package_name.outputs.package_name }}
+        path: artifacts/dist/${{ steps.package_name.outputs.package_name }}
+        if-no-files-found: error
+
+  # assemble:
+  # release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_build.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7916f852abf1..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Run Gradle Build
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '00 8 * * 5'
-jobs:
-  gradle:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        distribution: temurin
-        java-version: 11
-        
-    - name: Setup Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.9.0
-    
-    - name: Execute Gradle build
-      run: ./gradlew build
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82914fb4fc1e7..36172e2b263aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# build files
+artifacts/
 
 # intellij files
 .idea/
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index a0917776507be..48075ea6bf566 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -70,15 +70,19 @@ fi
 
 [ -z "$OUTPUT" ] && OUTPUT=artifacts
 
+echo "Creating output directory $OUTPUT/maven/org/opensearch if it doesn't already exist"
 mkdir -p $OUTPUT/maven/org/opensearch
 
 # Build project and publish to maven local.
+echo "Building and publishing OpenSearch project to Maven Local"
 ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -Dbuild.snapshot=$SNAPSHOT -Dbuild.version_qualifier=$QUALIFIER
 
 # Publish to existing test repo, using this to stage release versions of the artifacts that can be released from the same build.
+echo "Publishing OpenSearch to Test Repository"
 ./gradlew publishNebulaPublicationToTestRepository -Dbuild.snapshot=$SNAPSHOT -Dbuild.version_qualifier=$QUALIFIER
 
 # Copy maven publications to be promoted
+echo "Copying Maven publications to $OUTPUT/maven/org"
 cp -r ./build/local-test-repo/org/opensearch "${OUTPUT}"/maven/org
 
 # Assemble distribution artifact
@@ -103,6 +107,20 @@ case $PLATFORM-$DISTRIBUTION-$ARCHITECTURE in
         TARGET="$PLATFORM-arm64-$PACKAGE"
         SUFFIX="$PLATFORM-arm64"
         ;;
+    linux-deb-x64)
+        PACKAGE="deb"
+        EXT="deb"
+        TYPE="packages"
+        TARGET="deb"
+        SUFFIX="amd64"
+        ;;
+    linux-deb-arm64)
+        PACKAGE="deb"
+        EXT="deb"
+        TYPE="packages"
+        TARGET="arm64-deb"
+        SUFFIX="arm64"
+        ;;
     linux-rpm-x64)
         PACKAGE="rpm"
         EXT="rpm"
@@ -142,20 +160,10 @@ echo "Building OpenSearch for $PLATFORM-$DISTRIBUTION-$ARCHITECTURE"
 ./gradlew :distribution:$TYPE:$TARGET:assemble -Dbuild.snapshot=$SNAPSHOT -Dbuild.version_qualifier=$QUALIFIER
 
 # Copy artifact to dist folder in bundle build output
+echo "Copying artifact to ${OUTPUT}/dist"
 [[ "$SNAPSHOT" == "true" ]] && IDENTIFIER="-SNAPSHOT"
 ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME=`ls distribution/$TYPE/$TARGET/build/distributions/ | grep "opensearch-min.*$SUFFIX.$EXT"`
+# [WAZUH] Used by the GH workflow to upload the artifact
+echo "$ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME" > "$OUTPUT/artifact_name.txt"
 mkdir -p "${OUTPUT}/dist"
 cp distribution/$TYPE/$TARGET/build/distributions/$ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME "${OUTPUT}"/dist/$ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME
-
-echo "Building core plugins..."
-mkdir -p "${OUTPUT}/core-plugins"
-cd plugins
-../gradlew assemble -Dbuild.snapshot="$SNAPSHOT" -Dbuild.version_qualifier=$QUALIFIER
-cd ..
-for plugin in plugins/*; do
-  PLUGIN_NAME=$(basename "$plugin")
-  if [ -d "$plugin" ] && [ "examples" != "$PLUGIN_NAME" ]; then
-    PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME=`ls "$plugin"/build/distributions/ | grep "$PLUGIN_NAME.*$IDENTIFIER.zip"`
-    cp "$plugin"/build/distributions/"$PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME" "${OUTPUT}"/core-plugins/"$PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_BUILD_NAME"
-  fi
-done