diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index f632b2c..e8c32d5 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,21 +3,37 @@ version: 2.1
 orbs:
   qqq-orb: kingsrook/qqq-orb@0.5.0
 
+commands:
+   configure-package-install:
+      steps:
+         - run:
+              name: Keep package installation unattended
+              command: |
+                 # These build machines are discarded after the job; without this,
+                 # needrestart blocks apt in "Install Java" until the 10m no-output timeout.
+                 sudo install -d /etc/needrestart/conf.d
+                 printf '%s\n' '$nrconf{restart} = "l";' | sudo tee /etc/needrestart/conf.d/99-qqq-ci.conf >/dev/null
+
+
 workflows:
 
   test_only:
     jobs:
       - qqq-orb/mvn_test_only:
+          pre-steps:
+             - configure-package-install
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
           filters:
             branches:
-              ignore: /(develop|main|release/.*|hotfix/.*|integration.*)/
+              ignore: /(develop|main|release/.*|integration.*)/
             tags:
               only: []
 
   publish_snapshot:
     jobs:
       - qqq-orb/mvn_publish:
+          pre-steps:
+             - configure-package-install
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
           branch_type: snapshot
           filters:
@@ -28,6 +44,8 @@ workflows:
   publish_release_candidate:
     jobs:
       - qqq-orb/mvn_publish:
+          pre-steps:
+             - configure-package-install
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
           branch_type: release_candidate
           filters:
@@ -38,6 +56,8 @@ workflows:
   publish_release:
     jobs:
       - qqq-orb/mvn_publish:
+          pre-steps:
+             - configure-package-install
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
           branch_type: release
           filters:
@@ -45,13 +65,3 @@ workflows:
               only: [ main ]
             tags:
               only: [ /v.*/ ]
-
-  publish_hotfix_release:
-    jobs:
-      - qqq-orb/mvn_publish:
-          context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
-          branch_type: hotfix
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - /hotfix\/.*/