diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/buildRelease.yml
index adaae2a81d7f..9c8cc488bbfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildRelease.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Get torch-mlir
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
     - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
     - name: Get torch-mlir
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
     - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
     - name: Get torch-mlir
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
     - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
diff --git a/build-requirements.txt b/build-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16f7da636cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-r pytorch-requirements.txt
+
+numpy
+pybind11
+wheel
+setuptools
+cmake
+ninja
+
+# Workaround for what should be a torch dep
+# See discussion in #1174
+pyyaml
diff --git a/build_tools/python_deploy/build_windows.ps1 b/build_tools/python_deploy/build_windows.ps1
index e3372ee431fa..2c934ccf360c 100644
--- a/build_tools/python_deploy/build_windows.ps1
+++ b/build_tools/python_deploy/build_windows.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Write-Host "Installing Build Dependencies"
 python -m venv .\mlir_venv\
-.\mlir_venv\Scripts\activate
+.\mlir_venv\Scripts\Activate.PS1
 pip install -r .\requirements.txt
 Write-Host "Build Deps installation completed successfully"
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2e78b5958c5d..01478ee1fd51 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,4 @@
--r pytorch-requirements.txt
-
-numpy
-
-# Build requirements.
-pybind11
-wheel
-setuptools
-cmake
-ninja
-
-# Workaround for what should be a torch dep
-# See discussion in #1174
-pyyaml
+-r build-requirements.txt
 
 # Test Requirements
 pillow
diff --git a/utils/bazel/docker/Dockerfile b/utils/bazel/docker/Dockerfile
index 07d86ba9ca39..2382b6100474 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/bazel/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ RUN wget -q https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/${BAZEL_VERSIO
 
 # Install torch-mlir requirements
 COPY requirements.txt /opt/app/requirements.txt
+COPY build-requirements.txt /opt/app/build-requirements.txt
 COPY pytorch-requirements.txt /opt/app/pytorch-requirements.txt
 WORKDIR /opt/app
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/whl-requirements.txt b/whl-requirements.txt
index 6ed0881f29f2..55474425797e 100644
--- a/whl-requirements.txt
+++ b/whl-requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
--f pytorch-requirements.txt
+-f build-requirements.txt
 
-setuptools>=42
-wheel
-cmake==3.22.2
-ninja==1.10.2
+# Packaging requirements.
 packaging
-pybind11>=2.6.0,!=2.7.0
-PyYAML
-numpy