diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-publish-deploy.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c0338d..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-publish-deploy.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-name: Build - publish - deploy
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      docker_tag_prefix:
-        description: "Enter the Docker Tag Prefix (e.g adhoc-test)"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-env:
-  ECR_REPOSITORY_URL: 673156464838.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
-  ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME: gpt-survey-summarizer
-  APPLICATION_NAME: gpt-survey-summarizer
-  DOCKER_TAG_PREFIX: ${{ github.event.inputs.docker_tag_prefix }}
-  PLATFORM: staging
-  NAMESPACE: governance
-
-jobs:
-  build-publish-deploy:
-    name: Build Publish and Deploy Docker Image
-    runs-on: minafoundation-default-runners
-    steps:
-      - name: ⚙️  Set environment variables
-        run: |
-          echo "AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "DEPLOYMENT_ROLE_NAME=$DEPLOYMENT_ROLE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "AWS_ROLE_DURATION_SECONDS=$AWS_ROLE_DURATION_SECONDS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: 📥 Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: 🦀 Get application version from package.json
-        id: application-version
-        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@v1.3.1
-
-      - name: 🏷️ Generate Tag
-        run: |
-          SHORT_SHA=$(echo $GITHUB_SHA | cut -c1-7)
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            echo "TAG=${{ env.DOCKER_TAG_PREFIX }}-${{ steps.application-version.outputs.current-version }}-$SHORT_SHA" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.ref }}" ]; then
-            echo "TAG=${{ steps.application-version.outputs.current-version }}-$SHORT_SHA" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "Invalid event. Exiting..."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: 🔑 ECR Login
-        id: login-ecr
-        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
-
-      - name: 🔍 Check if Tag already exists
-        id: checktag
-        uses: tyriis/docker-image-tag-exists@main
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_URL}}
-          repository: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME }}
-          tag: ${{ env.TAG }}
-
-      - name: 🛠️ Build and Push Docker
-        uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
-        if: steps.checktag.outputs.tag == 'not found'
-        with:
-          image: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME }}
-          registry: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_URL }}
-          tags: ${{ env.TAG }}
-
-      - name: 🔑 Assume role
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
-        with:
-          aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
-          role-to-assume: ${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_ROLE_NAME }}
-          role-session-name: ${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_ROLE_NAME }}
-          role-duration-seconds: ${{ env.AWS_ROLE_DURATION_SECONDS }}
-
-      - name: ⬇️ Get kubeconfig
-        run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name $PLATFORM --region $AWS_REGION 1>/dev/null
-
-      # "*=" means we set the image for every container in the selected deployments
-      - name: 💿 Set deployment image
-        run: kubectl set image deployment "*=$ECR_REPOSITORY_URL/$ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME:$TAG" -l app.kubernetes.io/name=$APPLICATION_NAME -n $NAMESPACE
-
-      - name: ⏱️ Wait for deployment to be ready
-        run: kubectl rollout status deployment --timeout=10m -l app.kubernetes.io/name=$APPLICATION_NAME -n $NAMESPACE
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67a3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-publish.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Build - publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      docker_tag_suffix:
+        description: "Enter a Docker Tag suffix (e.g dev)\nSuffixed images will not be auto-deployed"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  ECR_REPOSITORY_URL: 673156464838.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
+  ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME: gpt-survey-summarizer
+
+jobs:
+  build-publish:
+    name: Build and Publish Docker Image
+    runs-on: minafoundation-default-runners
+    steps:
+
+      - name: 📥 Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 🦀 Get application version from package.json
+        id: application-version
+        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@v1.3.1
+
+      - name: 🏷️ Generate Tag
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.docker_tag_suffix }}" != "" ]; then
+              echo "TAG=${{ steps.application-version.outputs.current-version }}-${{ github.event.inputs.docker_tag_suffix }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "TAG=${{ steps.application-version.outputs.current-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.ref }}" ]; then
+            echo "TAG=${{ steps.application-version.outputs.current-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "Invalid event. Exiting..."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: 🔑 ECR Login
+        id: login-ecr
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+
+      - name: 🔍 Check if Tag already exists
+        id: checktag
+        uses: tyriis/docker-image-tag-exists@main
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_URL}}
+          repository: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME }}
+          tag: ${{ env.TAG }}
+
+      - name: 🛠️ Build and Push Docker
+        uses: mr-smithers-excellent/docker-build-push@v6
+        if: steps.checktag.outputs.tag == 'not found'
+        with:
+          image: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_NAME }}
+          registry: ${{ env.ECR_REPOSITORY_URL }}
+          tags: ${{ env.TAG }}