diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-ocr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-ocr.yml
index 266b0acd..d8b54840 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-ocr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-ocr.yml
@@ -28,20 +28,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       docker_inspect: ${{ steps.image_check.outputs.docker_inspect }}
+      set_tag: ${{ steps.set_tag.outputs.docker_tag }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Lowercase the repo name
         run: echo "REPO=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >>${GITHUB_ENV}
       - name: Set OCR Docker tag
         shell: bash
-        id: set-environment
-        env:
-          DEPLOY_ENV: ${{ inputs.deploy-env }}
+        id: set_tag
         run: |-
-          USER_INPUT="634fa0a0a12141b198e3f1544a9ccd320917efd3"
+          USER_INPUT=""
           echo "docker_tag=$(
             echo ${USER_INPUT:-"${{ github.sha }}"}
-          )" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Check if image exists
         id: image_check
         run: |
@@ -76,6 +75,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-api
         with:
           deploy-env: dev
-          docker-tag: ${{ env.docker_tag }}
+          docker-tag: ${{ needs.build-publish-ocr.outputs.docker_tag }}
           docker-registry: ghcr.io
           api-name: ocr-api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 2b56fd43..bce159bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "REPO=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >>${GITHUB_ENV}
       - name: Set OCR Docker tag
         shell: bash
-        id: set-environment
-        env:
-          DEPLOY_ENV: ${{ inputs.deploy-env }}
         run: |-
           USER_INPUT=""
           echo "docker_tag=$(