diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
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index 0000000000..89b12067cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
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+version: 2
+jobs:
+  build-website:
+    # setting the working_directory along with the checkout path allows us to not have
+    # to cd into the website/ directory for commands
+    working_directory: ~/project/website
+    docker:
+      - image: hashicorp/middleman-hashicorp:0.3.35
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          path: ~/project
+
+      # restores gem cache
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: static-site-gems-v1-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
+
+      - run:
+          name: install gems
+          command: bundle check || bundle install --path vendor/bundle --retry=3
+
+      # saves gem cache if we have changed the Gemfile
+      - save_cache:
+          key: static-site-gems-v1-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
+          paths:
+            - ~/project/website/vendor/bundle
+
+      - run:
+          name: middleman build
+          command: bundle exec middleman build
+
+      - run:
+          name: website deploy
+          command: ./scripts/deploy.sh
+
+workflows:
+  version: 2
+  website:
+    jobs:
+      - build-website:
+          context: static-sites
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: stable-website
diff --git a/website/packer.json b/website/packer.json
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index c57fa74efb..0000000000
--- a/website/packer.json
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@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "variables": {
-    "aws_access_key_id": "{{ env `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` }}",
-    "aws_secret_access_key": "{{ env `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` }}",
-    "aws_region": "{{ env `AWS_REGION` }}",
-    "website_environment": "production",
-    "fastly_api_key": "{{ env `FASTLY_API_KEY` }}"
-  },
-  "builders": [
-    {
-      "type": "docker",
-      "image": "hashicorp/middleman-hashicorp:0.3.35",
-      "discard": "true",
-      "volumes": {
-        "{{ pwd }}": "/website"
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "provisioners": [
-    {
-      "type": "shell",
-      "environment_vars": [
-        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID={{ user `aws_access_key_id` }}",
-        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY={{ user `aws_secret_access_key` }}",
-        "AWS_REGION={{ user `aws_region` }}",
-        "ENV={{ user `website_environment` }}",
-        "FASTLY_API_KEY={{ user `fastly_api_key` }}"
-      ],
-      "inline": [
-        "bundle check || bundle install",
-        "bundle exec middleman build",
-        "/bin/bash ./scripts/deploy.sh"
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}