diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-img.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-img.yml
index d7ba1bb..27d251d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-img.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-img.yml
@@ -257,60 +257,60 @@ jobs:
       KUBECONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
 
   # prod
-  copy-by-helm:
-    needs: setup-envvar
-    if:  ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15 # should not take more than 15 minutes to copy cache
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: ./.github/workflows/composite-set-k8s-cred
-      with:
-        secrets: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
-    - name: 'set FROM_DIR TO_DIR'
-      run: |
-        VERSION=${{ needs.setup-envvar.outputs.version }}
+  # copy-by-helm:
+  #   needs: setup-envvar
+  #   if:  ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   timeout-minutes: 15 # should not take more than 15 minutes to copy cache
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   - uses: ./.github/workflows/composite-set-k8s-cred
+  #     with:
+  #       secrets: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
+  #   - name: 'set FROM_DIR TO_DIR'
+  #     run: |
+  #       VERSION=${{ needs.setup-envvar.outputs.version }}
 
-        # TODO use label exclusively in the future
-        POD=$(kubectl get pod -l role=server -l app-flavor=rc -o json | jq -r '.items[0].metadata.name')
-        echo POD: $POD
+  #       # TODO use label exclusively in the future
+  #       POD=$(kubectl get pod -l role=server -l app-flavor=rc -o json | jq -r '.items[0].metadata.name')
+  #       echo POD: $POD
 
-        cache_str=$(kubectl exec $POD -- env | grep SIIBRA_CACHEDIR)
-        FROM_DIR=${cache_str//SIIBRA_CACHEDIR=/}
-        TO_DIR=${FROM_DIR//-rc/}
-        POD_NAME=copy-cache
+  #       cache_str=$(kubectl exec $POD -- env | grep SIIBRA_CACHEDIR)
+  #       FROM_DIR=${cache_str//SIIBRA_CACHEDIR=/}
+  #       TO_DIR=${FROM_DIR//-rc/}
+  #       POD_NAME=copy-cache
 
-        echo FROM_DIR: $FROM_DIR, TO_DIR: $TO_DIR, POD_NAME: $POD_NAME
+  #       echo FROM_DIR: $FROM_DIR, TO_DIR: $TO_DIR, POD_NAME: $POD_NAME
 
-        echo "FROM_DIR=$FROM_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "TO_DIR=$TO_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "POD_NAME=$POD_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       echo "FROM_DIR=$FROM_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       echo "TO_DIR=$TO_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  #       echo "POD_NAME=$POD_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: 'start container'
-      run: |
-        # delete pod before workflow, so that logs can be inspected
-        kubectl delete pod/$POD_NAME || echo "Pod pod/$POD_NAME not found." 
-        FROM_DIR=$FROM_DIR TO_DIR=$TO_DIR envsubst < .helm/adhoc/copy-cache.yaml | kubectl apply -f -
-    - name: 'Ensure copy completes'
-      run: |
-        while true
-        do
-          sleep 10
-          POD_PHASE=$(kubectl get pod $POD_NAME -o json | jq -r '.status.phase')
+  #   - name: 'start container'
+  #     run: |
+  #       # delete pod before workflow, so that logs can be inspected
+  #       kubectl delete pod/$POD_NAME || echo "Pod pod/$POD_NAME not found." 
+  #       FROM_DIR=$FROM_DIR TO_DIR=$TO_DIR envsubst < .helm/adhoc/copy-cache.yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+  #   - name: 'Ensure copy completes'
+  #     run: |
+  #       while true
+  #       do
+  #         sleep 10
+  #         POD_PHASE=$(kubectl get pod $POD_NAME -o json | jq -r '.status.phase')
 
-          echo Possible phases: Pending, Running, Succeeded, Failed, Unknown
-          echo Found phase: $POD_PHASE
+  #         echo Possible phases: Pending, Running, Succeeded, Failed, Unknown
+  #         echo Found phase: $POD_PHASE
 
-          if [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Failed" ]] || [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Unknown" ]]
-          then
-            exit 1
-          fi
+  #         if [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Failed" ]] || [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Unknown" ]]
+  #         then
+  #           exit 1
+  #         fi
 
-          if [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Succeeded" ]]
-          then
-            exit 0
-          fi
-        done
+  #         if [[ "$POD_PHASE" == "Succeeded" ]]
+  #         then
+  #           exit 0
+  #         fi
+  #       done
 
   # deploy-prod-via-helm:
   #   needs: copy-by-helm