diff --git a/.github/workflows/contexts.yml b/.github/workflows/contexts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14e4c17b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/contexts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: contexts
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      roman:
+        value: ${{ jobs.contexts.outputs.roman }}
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  contexts:
+    name: retrieve latest CRDS contexts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      roman: ${{ steps.roman_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}
+    steps:
+      - id: roman_crds_context
+        env:
+          OBSERVATORY: roman
+          CRDS_SERVER_URL: https://roman-crds.stsci.edu
+        run: >
+          echo "pmap=$(
+          curl -s -X POST -d '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "method": "get_default_context", "params": ["${{ env.OBSERVATORY }}", null], "id": 1}' ${{ env.CRDS_SERVER_URL }}/json/ --retry 8 |
+          python -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['result'])"
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - run: if [[ ! -z "${{ steps.roman_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}" ]]; then echo ${{ steps.roman_crds_context.outputs.pmap }}; else exit 1; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/roman_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/roman_ci.yml
index 5a9f1c1f8..9c4df6bc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/roman_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/roman_ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       minimal: true
   latest_crds_contexts:
-    uses: spacetelescope/crds/.github/workflows/contexts.yml@master
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
   crds_context:
     needs: [ latest_crds_contexts ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/roman_ci_cron.yaml b/.github/workflows/roman_ci_cron.yaml
index d509ede99..d04830366 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/roman_ci_cron.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/roman_ci_cron.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       minimal: true
   latest_crds_contexts:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/romancal' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run scheduled tests')))
-    uses: spacetelescope/crds/.github/workflows/contexts.yml@master
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
   crds_context:
     needs: [ latest_crds_contexts ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
index a48106053..83613ede5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       minimal: true
   latest_crds_contexts:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/romancal' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run devdeps tests')))
-    uses: spacetelescope/crds/.github/workflows/contexts.yml@master
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
   crds_context:
     needs: [ latest_crds_contexts ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest