diff --git a/.github/workflows/.zipignore b/.github/workflows/.zipignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d72c7ba23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/.zipignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.git/*
+*/.git/*
+*/.github/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
index f2688d8d1..930182c7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
@@ -138,9 +138,10 @@ jobs:
           ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
         run: |
           make ensure-rebar3
-          make ${PROFILE}
-          make test-compile
-          zip -ryq $PROFILE.zip .
+          make ${PROFILE}-compile test-compile
+          echo "PROFILE=${PROFILE}" | tee -a .env
+          echo "PKG_VSN=$(./pkg-vsn.sh ${PROFILE})" | tee -a .env
+          zip -ryq -x@.github/workflows/.zipignore $PROFILE.zip .
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_push-entrypoint.yaml b/.github/workflows/_push-entrypoint.yaml
index a8a01fb45..b2d7e2c4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_push-entrypoint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_push-entrypoint.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ jobs:
           ENABLE_COVER_COMPILE: 1
         run: |
           make $PROFILE
-          zip -ryq $PROFILE.zip .
+          echo "PROFILE=${PROFILE}" | tee -a .env
+          echo "PKG_VSN=$(./pkg-vsn.sh ${PROFILE})" | tee -a .env
+          zip -ryq -x@.github/workflows/.zipignore $PROFILE.zip .
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
index e218ae838..9a9367c70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ jobs:
   run_conf_tests:
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.runner_labels) }}
     container: ${{ inputs.builder }}
-    env:
-      PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           unzip -o -q ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - run: cat .env | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: make ${{ matrix.profile }}
       - run: ./scripts/test/check-example-configs.sh
       - run: ./scripts/conf-test/run.sh
       - name: print erlang log
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
index 98c718829..f0b8dbd6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           key: rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-${{ hashFiles('rebar.*', 'apps/*/rebar.*') }}
           restore-keys: |
             rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-
+      - run: cat .env | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: run static checks
-        env:
-          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
         run: make static_checks
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_bpapi_static_checks.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_bpapi_static_checks.erl
index 6766912c0..657776317 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_bpapi_static_checks.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_bpapi_static_checks.erl
@@ -244,19 +244,28 @@ get_param_types(Signatures, {M, F, A}) ->
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 dump() ->
-    case
-        {
-            filelib:wildcard(project_root_dir() ++ "/*_plt"),
-            filelib:wildcard(project_root_dir() ++ "/_build/check/lib")
-        }
-    of
+    RootDir = project_root_dir(),
+    TryRelDir = RootDir ++ "/_build/check/lib",
+    case {filelib:wildcard(RootDir ++ "/*_plt"), filelib:wildcard(TryRelDir)} of
         {[PLT | _], [RelDir | _]} ->
             dump(#{
                 plt => PLT,
                 reldir => RelDir
             });
-        _ ->
-            error("failed to guess run options")
+        {[], _} ->
+            logger:error(
+                "No usable PLT files found in \"~s\", abort ~n"
+                "Try running `rebar3 as check dialyzer` at least once first",
+                [RootDir]
+            ),
+            error(run_failed);
+        {_, []} ->
+            logger:error(
+                "No built applications found in \"~s\", abort ~n"
+                "Try running `rebar3 as check compile` at least once first",
+                [TryRelDir]
+            ),
+            error(run_failed)
     end.
 
 %% Collect the local BPAPI modules to a dump file
@@ -411,10 +420,19 @@ setnok() ->
     put(bpapi_ok, false).
 
 dumps_dir() ->
-    filename:join(project_root_dir(), "apps/emqx/test/emqx_static_checks_data").
-
-project_root_dir() ->
-    string:trim(os:cmd("git rev-parse --show-toplevel")).
+    filename:join(emqx_app_dir(), "test/emqx_static_checks_data").
 
 versions_file() ->
-    filename:join(project_root_dir(), "apps/emqx/priv/bpapi.versions").
+    filename:join(emqx_app_dir(), "priv/bpapi.versions").
+
+emqx_app_dir() ->
+    Info = ?MODULE:module_info(compile),
+    case proplists:get_value(source, Info) of
+        Source when is_list(Source) ->
+            filename:dirname(filename:dirname(Source));
+        undefined ->
+            "apps/emqx"
+    end.
+
+project_root_dir() ->
+    filename:dirname(filename:dirname(emqx_app_dir())).
diff --git a/scripts/check-i18n-style.escript b/scripts/check-i18n-style.escript
index f48e5a513..e7e0ea42e 100755
--- a/scripts/check-i18n-style.escript
+++ b/scripts/check-i18n-style.escript
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
 -define(RED, "\e[31m").
 -define(RESET, "\e[39m").
 
-main([Files0]) ->
+main(Files) ->
     io:format(user, "checking i18n file styles~n", []),
     _ = put(errors, 0),
-    Files = string:tokens(Files0, "\n"),
     ok = load_hocon(),
     ok = lists:foreach(fun check/1, Files),
     case get(errors) of
diff --git a/scripts/check-i18n-style.sh b/scripts/check-i18n-style.sh
index d21f43a72..b7d4d2113 100755
--- a/scripts/check-i18n-style.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-i18n-style.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.."
 
-all_files="$(git ls-files 'rel/i18n/*.hocon')"
-
-./scripts/check-i18n-style.escript "$all_files"
+./scripts/check-i18n-style.escript rel/i18n/*.hocon
diff --git a/scripts/test/check-example-configs.sh b/scripts/test/check-example-configs.sh
index f71fb15eb..cffea24ce 100755
--- a/scripts/test/check-example-configs.sh
+++ b/scripts/test/check-example-configs.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -euo pipefail
-PROJ_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/../.."
 
 PROFILE="${PROFILE:-emqx}"
 DIR_NAME='examples'
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ if [ "${PROFILE}" = 'emqx-enterprise' ]; then
     SCHEMA_MOD='emqx_enterprise_schema'
 fi
 
-IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a FILES < <(find "${PROJ_DIR}/rel/config/${DIR_NAME}" -name "*.example" 2>/dev/null | sort && printf '\0')
+IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a FILES < <(find "rel/config/${DIR_NAME}" -name "*.example" 2>/dev/null | sort && printf '\0')
 
 prepare_erl_libs() {
     local libs_dir="$1"
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ prepare_erl_libs() {
 }
 
 # This is needed when checking schema
-export EMQX_ETC_DIR="${PROJ_DIR}/apps/emqx/etc"
+export EMQX_ETC_DIR="apps/emqx/etc"
 
 prepare_erl_libs "_build/$PROFILE/lib"