diff --git a/.github/container/Dockerfile.jax b/.github/container/Dockerfile.jax
index 2ecf9a03e..86d930459 100644
--- a/.github/container/Dockerfile.jax
+++ b/.github/container/Dockerfile.jax
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1-labs
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/nvidia/jax:base
+ARG BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB=/opt/jaxlib
 ARG URLREF_JAX=https://github.com/google/jax.git#main
 ARG URLREF_XLA=https://github.com/openxla/xla.git#main
 ARG URLREF_FLAX=https://github.com/google/flax.git#main
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ ARG URLREF_XLA
 ARG SRC_PATH_JAX
 ARG SRC_PATH_XLA
 ARG BAZEL_CACHE
+ARG BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB
 ARG GIT_USER_NAME
 ARG GIT_USER_EMAIL
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ RUN ARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" && \
 ADD xla-arm64-neon.patch /opt
 RUN build-jax.sh \
     --bazel-cache ${BAZEL_CACHE} \
+    --build-path-jaxlib ${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB} \
     --src-path-jax ${SRC_PATH_JAX} \
     --src-path-xla ${SRC_PATH_XLA} \
     --sm all \
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ ARG SRC_PATH_XLA
 ARG SRC_PATH_FLAX
 ARG SRC_PATH_TRANSFORMER_ENGINE
 ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB
 
 ENV BUILD_DATE=${BUILD_DATE}
 # The following environment variables tune performance
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ ENV CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=1
 ENV NCCL_NVLS_ENABLE=0
 ENV CUDA_MODULE_LOADING=EAGER
 
-
+COPY --from=builder ${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB} ${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB}
 COPY --from=builder ${SRC_PATH_JAX} ${SRC_PATH_JAX}
 COPY --from=builder ${SRC_PATH_XLA} ${SRC_PATH_XLA}
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/bazel /usr/local/bin/bazel
@@ -82,13 +86,11 @@ COPY --from=builder /opt/manifest.d/git-clone.yaml /opt/manifest.d/git-clone.yam
 ADD build-jax.sh local_cuda_arch test-jax.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/pip-tools.d
+
+## Editable installations of jax and jaxlib
 RUN <<"EOF" bash -ex
-# Encourage a newer numpy so that pip's dependency resolver will allow newer
-# versions of other packages that rely on newer numpy, but also include fixes
-# for compatibility with newer JAX versions. e.g. chex.
-echo "numpy >= 1.24.1"                                  >> /opt/pip-tools.d/requirements-jax.in
-echo "-e file://${SRC_PATH_JAX}"                        >> /opt/pip-tools.d/requirements-jax.in
-echo "jaxlib @ file://$(ls ${SRC_PATH_JAX}/dist/*.whl)" >> /opt/pip-tools.d/requirements-jax.in
+echo "-e file://${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB}" > /opt/pip-tools.d/requirements-jax.in
+echo "-e file://${SRC_PATH_JAX}" >> /opt/pip-tools.d/requirements-jax.in
 EOF
 
 ## Flax
@@ -113,5 +115,4 @@ EOF
 ###############################################################################
 
 FROM mealkit as final
-
 RUN pip-finalize.sh
diff --git a/.github/container/build-jax.sh b/.github/container/build-jax.sh
index 3e1a94c4a..8ef6e7090 100755
--- a/.github/container/build-jax.sh
+++ b/.github/container/build-jax.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 set -e
 
 ## Utility methods
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ supported_compute_capabilities() {
     fi
 }
 
-clean() {
-    bazel clean --expunge || true
-    rm -rf bazel
-    rm -rf .jax_configure.bazelrc
-    rm -rf ${HOME}/.cache/bazel
-}
-
 ## Parse command-line arguments
 
 usage() {
@@ -37,6 +30,7 @@ usage() {
     echo "    OPTIONS                        DESCRIPTION"
     echo "    --bazel-cache URI              Path for local bazel cache or URL of remote bazel cache"
     echo "    --build-param PARAM            Param passed to the jaxlib build command. Can be passed many times."
+    echo "    --build-path-jaxlib PATH       Editable install location for jaxlib"
     echo "    --clean                        Delete local configuration and bazel cache"
     echo "    --clean-only                   Do not build, just cleanup"
     echo "    --cpu-arch                     Target CPU architecture, e.g. amd64, arm64, etc."
@@ -57,6 +51,7 @@ usage() {
 
 # Set defaults
 BAZEL_CACHE=""
+BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB="/opt/jaxlib"
 BUILD_PARAM=""
 CLEAN=0
 CLEANONLY=0
@@ -64,13 +59,12 @@ CPU_ARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
 CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES="local"
 DEBUG=0
 DRY=0
-EDITABLE=0
 JAXLIB_ONLY=0
 SRC_PATH_JAX="/opt/jax"
 SRC_PATH_XLA="/opt/xla"
 XLA_ARM64_PATCH_LIST=""
 
-args=$(getopt -o h --long bazel-cache:,build-param:,clean,cpu-arch:,debug,jaxlib_only,no-clean,clean-only,dry,help,src-path-jax:,src-path-xla:,sm:,xla-arm64-patch: -- "$@")
+args=$(getopt -o h --long bazel-cache:,build-param:,build-path-jaxlib:,clean,cpu-arch:,debug,jaxlib_only,no-clean,clean-only,dry,help,src-path-jax:,src-path-xla:,sm:,xla-arm64-patch: -- "$@")
 if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -86,6 +80,10 @@ while [ : ]; do
             BUILD_PARAM="$BUILD_PARAM $2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        --build-path-jaxlib)
+            BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h | --help)
             usage 1
             ;;
@@ -148,6 +146,15 @@ done
 SRC_PATH_JAX=$(realpath $SRC_PATH_JAX)
 SRC_PATH_XLA=$(realpath $SRC_PATH_XLA)
 
+clean() {
+    pushd "${SRC_PATH_JAX}"
+    bazel clean --expunge || true
+    rm -rf bazel
+    rm -rf .jax_configure.bazelrc
+    rm -rf ${HOME}/.cache/bazel
+    popd
+}
+
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 export TZ=America/Los_Angeles
 
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "${CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES}" ]]; then
         export TF_CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES=$(supported_compute_capabilities ${CPU_ARCH})
         if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then exit 1; fi
     elif [[ "$CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES" == "local" ]]; then
-        export TF_CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES=$(./local_cuda_arch)
+        export TF_CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES=$("${SCRIPT_DIR}/local_cuda_arch")
     else
         export TF_CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES="${CUDA_COMPUTE_CAPABILITIES}"
     fi
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ echo "                  Configuration                   "
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 
 print_var BAZEL_CACHE
+print_var BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB
 print_var BUILD_PARAM
 print_var CLEAN
 print_var CLEANONLY
@@ -215,7 +223,6 @@ print_var TF_CUDNN_VERSION
 print_var TF_NCCL_VERSION
 print_var CC_OPT_FLAGS
 
-print_var BUILD_PARAM
 print_var XLA_ARM64_PATCH_LIST
 
 echo "=================================================="
@@ -232,18 +239,6 @@ fi
 
 set -x
 
-## install tools
-
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -y \
-    build-essential \
-    checkinstall \
-    git \
-    wget \
-    curl
-
-pip install wheel pre-commit mypy numpy build
-
 # apply patch for XLA
 pushd $SRC_PATH_XLA
 
@@ -258,13 +253,9 @@ fi
 popd
 
 ## Build jaxlib
-
-pushd $SRC_PATH_JAX
-
-# Delete old wheel if one already exist.
-rm -rf dist/j*.whl
-
-time python build/build.py \
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB}"
+time python "${SRC_PATH_JAX}/build/build.py" \
+    --editable \
     --use_clang \
     --enable_cuda \
     --cuda_path=$TF_CUDA_PATHS \
@@ -275,14 +266,21 @@ time python build/build.py \
     --enable_nccl=true \
     --bazel_options=--linkopt=-fuse-ld=lld \
     --bazel_options=--override_repository=xla=$SRC_PATH_XLA \
+    --output_path=${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB} \
     $BUILD_PARAM
 
-popd
+# Make sure that JAX depends on the local jaxlib installation
+# https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer.html#specifying-dependencies-on-local-wheels
+line="jaxlib @ file://${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB}"
+if ! grep -xF "${line}" "${SRC_PATH_JAX}/build/requirements.in"; then
+    pushd "${SRC_PATH_JAX}"
+    echo "${line}" >> build/requirements.in
+    bazel run //build:requirements_dev.update --repo_env=HERMETIC_PYTHON_VERSION="3.10"
+    popd
+fi
 
 ## Install the built packages
 
-pushd $SRC_PATH_JAX
-
 # Uninstall jaxlib in case this script was used before.
 if [[ "$JAXLIB_ONLY" == "0" ]]; then
     pip uninstall -y jax jaxlib
@@ -291,15 +289,13 @@ else
 fi
 
 # install jaxlib
-pip --disable-pip-version-check install dist/*.whl
+pip --disable-pip-version-check install -e ${BUILD_PATH_JAXLIB}
 
 # install jax
 if [[ "$JAXLIB_ONLY" == "0" ]]; then
-    pip --disable-pip-version-check install .
+    pip --disable-pip-version-check install -e "${SRC_PATH_JAX}"
 fi
 
-popd
-
 ## Cleanup
 
 pushd $SRC_PATH_JAX
diff --git a/.github/container/test-jax.sh b/.github/container/test-jax.sh
index 28d219db7..efc38dc9c 100755
--- a/.github/container/test-jax.sh
+++ b/.github/container/test-jax.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ usage() {
     echo ""
     echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]... TESTS"
     echo "  -b, --battery          Specify predefined test batteries to run."
-    echo "  --build-jaxlib         Runs the JAX tests using jaxlib built form source."
-    echo "  --cache-test-results   yes|no|auto, passes through to bazel `--cache_test_results`"
+    echo "  --build-jaxlib         Runs the JAX tests using jaxlib built from source."
+    echo "  --cache-test-results   yes|no|auto, passes through to bazel --cache_test_results"
     echo "  --reuse-jaxlib         Runs the JAX tests using preinstalled jaxlib. (DEFAULT)"
     echo "  --disable-x64          Disable 64-bit floating point support in JAX (some tests may fail)"
     echo "  --enable-x64           Enable 64-bit floating point support in JAX (DEFAULT, required for some tests)"