diff --git a/managed/devops/pex/Dockerfile b/managed/devops/pex/Dockerfile
index 3235bf4d3cb5..484c24c4c2fb 100755
--- a/managed/devops/pex/Dockerfile
+++ b/managed/devops/pex/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Get the latest docker image
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
 
+
+RUN sed -i 's/mirrorlist=/#mirrorlist=/g' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-*
+RUN sed -i 's|#baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org|baseurl=http://vault.centos.org|g' \
+            /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-*
+
+
 # Perform general yum updates
 RUN yum --enablerepo=extras -y install epel-release python3-pip
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/managed/devops/yb_release b/managed/devops/yb_release
index 3d56544d506a..4c64ccb7d34b 100755
--- a/managed/devops/yb_release
+++ b/managed/devops/yb_release
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ activate_virtualenv
 bin/install_ansible_requirements.sh --force
 
 # Python modules build for yugabundle.
-cd "$yb_devops_home"
-docker build -t "$DOCKER_VENV_IMAGE_NAME" .
-docker run -v "$yb_devops_home:/devops" -u "$UID:$(id -g $UID)" "$DOCKER_VENV_IMAGE_NAME"
+# cd "$yb_devops_home"
+# docker build -t "$DOCKER_VENV_IMAGE_NAME" .
+# docker run -v "$yb_devops_home:/devops" -u "$UID:$(id -g $UID)" "$DOCKER_VENV_IMAGE_NAME"
 
 # PEX virtual env build for other deployments.
 cd "$yb_devops_home/pex"
diff --git a/managed/devops/yb_release_manifest.json b/managed/devops/yb_release_manifest.json
index ce54ca21e3ce..5a007db096f4 100644
--- a/managed/devops/yb_release_manifest.json
+++ b/managed/devops/yb_release_manifest.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     "configure-cluster-server.yml",
     "destroy-instance.yml",
     "python3_requirements_frozen.txt",
-    "python*_modules.tar.gz",
     "preprovision.yml",
     "use_custom_ssh_port.yml",
     "yb-otel-collector.yml",