diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index c41e59c..a638648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
           with:
             submodules: 'recursive'
-        - name: Step Python 3.8.12
+        - name: Step Python 3.11.7
           uses: actions/setup-python@v4.6.0
           with:
-            python-version: '3.8.12'
+            python-version: '3.11.7'
         - name: Install OpenMPI for gt4py
           run: |
             sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c6ed89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: "Pace unit tests"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+      types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  pace_unit_tests:
+    uses: NOAA-GFDL/pace/.github/workflows/main_unit_tests.yaml@develop
+    with:
+      shield_trigger:  true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translate.yaml b/.github/workflows/translate.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf286b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/translate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+name: "pySHiELD Translate test"
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      fv3_trigger:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        required: false
+      ndsl_trigger:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        required: false
+  pull_request:
+      types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+# cancel running jobs if theres a newer push
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  github_repository: ${{github.event.repository.name}}
+
+jobs:
+  pyshield_translate_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/noaa-gfdl/miniforge:mpich
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout pyshield for externally triggered workflow
+        if: ${{inputs.ndsl_trigger || inputs.fv3_trigger}}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: 'noaa-gfdl/PySHiELD'
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          path: PySHiELD
+
+      - name: Checkout repository that triggers workflow
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          path: ${{env.github_repository}}
+
+      - name: prep directory for externally triggered workflow
+        if: ${{inputs.ndsl_trigger || inputs.fv3_trigger}}
+        run : |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+          mv ${{env.github_repository}} PySHiELD/.
+
+      - name:  Install packages for ndsl_trigger
+        if : ${{inputs.ndsl_trigger}}
+        run : |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD/
+          pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          cd NDSL && pip3 install .[test]
+          cd ../  && pip3 install .[pyFV3,test]
+
+      - name: Install packages for pyFV3 trigger
+        if: ${{inputs.fv3_trigger}}
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD
+          pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          cd PyFV3 && pip3 install .[test]
+          cd ../ && pip3 install .[ndsl,test]
+
+      - name: Install PySHiELD Python packages
+        if: ${{ !inputs.fv3_trigger && !inputs.ndsl_trigger}}
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD
+          pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          pip3 install .[ndsl,pyFV3,test]
+
+      - name: Download data
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD
+          mkdir -p test_data
+          cd test_data
+          wget https://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/datashare/astg/smt/pace-regression-data/8.1.3_c12_6ranks_baroclinic.physics.tar.gz
+          tar -xzvf 8.1.3_c12_6ranks_baroclinic.physics.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Numpy Translate Test
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD
+          pytest \
+            -v -s --data_path=./test_data/8.1.3/c12_6ranks_baroclinic/physics \
+            --backend=numpy \
+            --threshold_overrides_file=./tests/savepoint/translate/overrides/standard.yaml \
+            ./tests/savepoint
+
+      - name: Orchestrated dace:cpu Translate Test
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/PySHiELD
+          export FV3_DACEMODE=BuildAndRun
+          export PACE_FLOAT_PRECISION=64
+          export PACE_TEST_N_THRESHOLD_SAMPLES=0
+          export OMP_NUM_THREADS=10
+          export PACE_LOGLEVEL=Debug
+          pytest \
+            -vvv -x -s --data_path=./test_data/8.1.3/c12_6ranks_baroclinic/physics \
+            --backend=dace:cpu \
+            --threshold_overrides_file=./tests/savepoint/translate/overrides/standard.yaml \
+            ./tests/savepoint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translate.yml b/.github/workflows/translate.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b1de6d..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/translate.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-name: "Translate test"
-on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-      types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
-
-jobs:
-  all:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python: [3.8.12, 3.11.7]
-    steps:
-        - name: Checkout repository
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
-          with:
-            submodules: 'recursive'
-        - name: Setup Python
-          uses: actions/setup-python@v4.6.0
-          with:
-            python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
-        - name: Install OpenMPI & Boost for gt4py
-          run: |
-            sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev libboost1.74-dev
-        - name: Install Python packages
-          run: |
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-            pip install .[ndsl,pyFV3,test]
-        - name: Download data
-          run: |
-            mkdir -p test_data
-            cd test_data
-            wget https://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/datashare/astg/smt/pace-regression-data/8.1.3_c12_6ranks_baroclinic.physics.tar.gz
-            tar -xzvf 8.1.3_c12_6ranks_baroclinic.physics.tar.gz
-            cd -
-        - name: Numpy Translate Test
-          run: |
-            pytest \
-              -v -s --data_path=./test_data/8.1.3/c12_6ranks_baroclinic/physics \
-              --backend=numpy \
-              --threshold_overrides_file=./tests/savepoint/translate/overrides/standard.yaml \
-              ./tests/savepoint
-
-        - name: Orchestrated dace:cpu Translate Test
-          run: |
-            export FV3_DACEMODE=BuildAndRun
-            export PACE_FLOAT_PRECISION=64
-            export PACE_TEST_N_THRESHOLD_SAMPLES=0
-            export OMP_NUM_THREADS=10
-            export PACE_LOGLEVEL=Debug
-            pytest \
-              -vvv -x -s --data_path=./test_data/8.1.3/c12_6ranks_baroclinic/physics \
-              --backend=dace:cpu \
-              --threshold_overrides_file=./tests/savepoint/translate/overrides/standard.yaml \
-              ./tests/savepoint
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 597e7b3..0ea2a99 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 requirements = [
     "f90nml>=1.1.0",
-    "numpy",
+    "numpy==1.26.4",
     "xarray",
 ]