diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a952418c..61d3861bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Continuous Integration
 
-on: push
+on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4880bc525..79d2d5ff3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 build/
 dist/
 *~
-scripts/cert.json
-scripts/apikey.txt
+cert.json
+apikey.txt
 htmlcov/
 .pytest_cache/
 .vscode/
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7b521ec99..80a607a8d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ following credentials from the project:
 
 1. *Service account certificate*: This can be downloaded as a JSON file from
    the "Settings > Service Accounts" tab of the Firebase console. Copy the
-   file into the repo so it's available at `scripts/cert.json`.
+   file into the repo so it's available at `cert.json`.
 2. *Web API key*: This is displayed in the "Settings > General" tab of the
-   console. Copy it and save to a new text file at `scripts/apikey.txt`.
+   console. Copy it and save to a new text file at `apikey.txt`.
 
 Then set up your Firebase/GCP project as follows:
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Then set up your Firebase/GCP project as follows:
 Now you can invoke the integration test suite as follows:
 
 ```
-pytest integration/ --cert scripts/cert.json --apikey scripts/apikey.txt
+pytest integration/ --cert cert.json --apikey apikey.txt
 ```
 
 ### Emulator-based Integration Testing
diff --git a/scripts/bash_utils.sh b/scripts/bash_utils.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 628068fb7..000000000
--- a/scripts/bash_utils.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-#!/bin/bash
-
-function parseVersion {
-    if [[ ! "$1" =~ ^([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)\.([0-9]*)$ ]]; then
-        return 1
-    fi
-    MAJOR_VERSION=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)$/\1/')
-    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)$/\2/')
-    PATCH_VERSION=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/^\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)$/\3/')
-    return 0
-}
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_release.sh b/scripts/prepare_release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index aa55dae92..000000000
--- a/scripts/prepare_release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source bash_utils.sh
-
-function isNewerVersion {
-    parseVersion "$1"
-    ARG_MAJOR=$MAJOR_VERSION
-    ARG_MINOR=$MINOR_VERSION
-    ARG_PATCH=$PATCH_VERSION
-
-    parseVersion "$2"
-    if [ "$ARG_MAJOR" -ne "$MAJOR_VERSION" ]; then
-        if [ "$ARG_MAJOR" -lt "$MAJOR_VERSION" ]; then return 1; else return 0; fi;
-    fi
-    if [ "$ARG_MINOR" -ne "$MINOR_VERSION" ]; then
-        if [ "$ARG_MINOR" -lt "$MINOR_VERSION" ]; then return 1; else return 0; fi;
-    fi
-    if [ "$ARG_PATCH" -ne "$PATCH_VERSION" ]; then
-        if [ "$ARG_PATCH" -lt "$PATCH_VERSION" ]; then return 1; else return 0; fi;
-    fi
-    # The build numbers are equal
-    return 1
-}
-
-set -e
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] No version number provided."
-    echo "[INFO] Usage: ./prepare_release.sh <VERSION_NUMBER>"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-
-#############################
-#  VALIDATE VERSION NUMBER  #
-#############################
-
-VERSION="$1"
-if ! parseVersion "$VERSION"; then
-    echo "[ERROR] Illegal version number provided. Version number must match semver."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-CUR_VERSION=$(grep "^__version__ =" ../firebase_admin/__about__.py | awk '{print $3}' | sed "s/'//g")
-if [ -z "$CUR_VERSION" ]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] Failed to find the current version. Check firebase_admin/__about__.py for version declaration."
-    exit 1
-fi
-if ! parseVersion "$CUR_VERSION"; then
-    echo "[ERROR] Illegal current version number. Version number must match semver."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if ! isNewerVersion "$VERSION" "$CUR_VERSION"; then
-    echo "[ERROR] Illegal version number provided. Version $VERSION <= $CUR_VERSION"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-
-#############################
-#  VALIDATE TEST RESOURCES  #
-#############################
-
-if [[ ! -e "cert.json" ]]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] cert.json file is required to run integration tests."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [[ ! -e "apikey.txt" ]]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] apikey.txt file is required to run integration tests."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-
-###################
-#  VALIDATE REPO  #
-###################
-
-# Ensure the checked out branch is master
-CHECKED_OUT_BRANCH="$(git branch | grep "*" | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')"
-if [[ $CHECKED_OUT_BRANCH != "master" ]]; then
-    read -p "[WARN] You are on the '${CHECKED_OUT_BRANCH}' branch, not 'master'. Continue? (y/N) " CONTINUE
-    echo
-
-    if ! [[ $CONTINUE == "y" || $CONTINUE == "Y" ]]; then
-        echo "[INFO] You chose not to continue."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-
-# Ensure the branch does not have local changes
-if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
-    read -p "[WARN] Local changes exist in the repo. Continue? (y/N) " CONTINUE
-    echo
-
-    if ! [[ $CONTINUE == "y" || $CONTINUE == "Y" ]]; then
-        echo "[INFO] You chose not to continue."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-
-
-####################
-#  UPDATE VERSION  #
-####################
-
-HOST=$(uname)
-echo "[INFO] Updating __about__.py"
-if [ $HOST == "Darwin" ]; then
-    sed -i "" -e "s/__version__ = '$CUR_VERSION'/__version__ = '$VERSION'/" "../firebase_admin/__about__.py"
-else
-    sed -i -e "s/__version__ = '$CUR_VERSION'/__version__ = '$VERSION'/" "../firebase_admin/__about__.py"
-fi
-
-
-##################
-#  LAUNCH TESTS  #
-##################
-
-echo "[INFO] Running unit tests"
-pytest ../tests
-
-echo "[INFO] Running integration tests"
-pytest ../integration --cert cert.json --apikey apikey.txt
-
-echo "[INFO] This repo has been prepared for a release. Create a branch and commit the changes."
diff --git a/scripts/verify_release.sh b/scripts/verify_release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f4edd25de..000000000
--- a/scripts/verify_release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-#!/bin/bash
-
-source bash_utils.sh
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    echo "[ERROR] No version number provided."
-    echo "[INFO] Usage: ./verify_release.sh <VERSION_NUMBER>"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-VERSION="$1"
-if ! parseVersion "$VERSION"; then
-    echo "[ERROR] Illegal version number provided. Version number must match semver."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-mkdir sandbox
-virtualenv sandbox
-source sandbox/bin/activate
-pip install firebase_admin
-INSTALLED_VERSION=`python -c 'import firebase_admin; print firebase_admin.__version__'`
-echo "[INFO] Installed firebase_admin version $INSTALLED_VERSION"
-deactivate
-rm -rf sandbox
-
-if [[ "$VERSION" == "$INSTALLED_VERSION" ]]; then
-    echo "[INFO] Release verified successfully"
-else
-    echo "[ERROR] Installed version did not match the release version."
-    exit 1
-fi