diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_internal.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_internal.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ec16b0ae03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_internal.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+name: 'Deploy to dataverse-internal.iq.harvard.edu'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      buildlabel:
+        description: 'Custom label that will appear after the version number (the equivalent of the old "build number" entry).'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: deploy-to-internal
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Set build number
+        run: scripts/installer/custom-build-number ${{ github.event.inputs.buildlabel }}
+
+      - name: Build application war
+        run: mvn package
+
+      - name: Get war file name
+        working-directory: target
+        run: echo "war_file=$(ls *.war | head -1)">> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload war artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: built-app
+          path: ./target/${{ env.war_file }}
+
+  deploy-to-payara:
+    needs: build
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'IQSS' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Download war artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: built-app
+          path: ./
+
+      - name: Get war file name
+        run: echo "war_file=$(ls *.war | head -1)">> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Copy war file to remote instance
+        uses: appleboy/scp-action@master
+        with:
+          host: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_USERNAME }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          source: './${{ env.war_file }}'
+          target: '/home/${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_USERNAME }}'
+          overwrite: true
+
+      - name: Execute payara war deployment remotely
+        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.2.5
+        env:
+          INPUT_WAR_FILE: ${{ env.war_file }}
+        with:
+          host: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_USERNAME }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.INTERNAL_PAYARA_INSTANCE_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          envs: INPUT_WAR_FILE
+          script: |
+            APPLICATION_NAME=dataverse-backend
+            ASADMIN='/usr/local/payara7/bin/asadmin --user admin'
+            $ASADMIN undeploy $APPLICATION_NAME
+            #$ASADMIN stop-domain
+            #$ASADMIN start-domain
+            $ASADMIN deploy --name $APPLICATION_NAME $INPUT_WAR_FILE
+            #$ASADMIN stop-domain
+            #$ASADMIN start-domain
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_war_file.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_war_file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7dcd945dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_war_file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: 'Generate dataverse war file'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      buildlabel:
+        description: 'Custom label that will appear after the version number (the equivalent of the old "build number" entry).'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Set build number
+        run: scripts/installer/custom-build-number ${{ github.event.inputs.buildlabel }}
+
+      - name: Get branch name
+        id: branch-name
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7.07
+
+      - name: Build application war
+        run: mvn package
+
+      - name: Get war file name
+        working-directory: target
+        run: echo "war_file=$(ls *.war | head -1)">> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Upload war artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: built-app
+          path: ./target/${{ env.war_file }}
diff --git a/scripts/installer/custom-build-number-hook b/scripts/installer/custom-build-number-hook
index 4e7b81950bf..f5c454a426d 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/custom-build-number-hook
+++ b/scripts/installer/custom-build-number-hook
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Git changes workdir to root of repo per git documentation
 BRANCH_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)-$(git log --oneline | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')
-echo "build.number=$BRANCH_COMMIT" > src/main/java/BuildNumber.properties
+echo "build.number=build $BRANCH_COMMIT" > src/main/java/BuildNumber.properties
 
 # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25590267
 # $6 = previous branch, $8 is next branch
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
index af2606969a9..a3596850b44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfig.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public String getVersion(boolean withBuildNumber) {
             }
             
             if (!buildNumber.equals("")) {
-                return appVersion + " build " + buildNumber;
+                return appVersion + " " + buildNumber;
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfigTest.java
index b39d269f8ed..3e8ada1f386 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/SystemConfigTest.java
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ void testGetVersionWithBuild() {
     
         // then
         assertTrue(result.startsWith("100.100"), "'" + result + "' not starting with 100.100");
-        assertTrue(result.contains("build"));
         
         // Cannot test this here - there might be the bundle file present which is not under test control
         //assertTrue(result.endsWith("FOOBAR"), "'" + result + "' not ending with FOOBAR");
+        // Not sure what to do about this. The above is correct, if there is a BuildNumber.properties
+        // file present on the developer's system, it will take precedence. - L.A. 
     }
     
     @Test