diff --git a/.github/workflows/_deployment.yaml b/.github/workflows/_deployment.yaml
index 158db58..c4e5afa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_deployment.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_deployment.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: Name of the target deployment environment. Acceptable values are 'dev', 'qa', or 'prod'
+
 jobs:
   lint: #TODO: add linter for csharp / dotnet 
     name: Lint
@@ -168,12 +169,22 @@ jobs:
           export EXISTING_REVISION=${{ inputs.existing_revision }}
           export EXISTING_REVISION_PERCENTAGE=${{ inputs.existing_revision_percentage }}
           envsubst < ./service-yaml/container-canary.yaml > container-canary.yaml
-        
+      
+      - name: Deploy to ${{ inputs.environment }} Cloud Run
+        id: deploy-dev-qa
+        if: github.event != 'workflow_dispatch'
+        uses: google-github-actions/deploy-cloudrun@v0
+        with:
+          project_id: ${{ vars.gcp_project_id }}
+          service: ${{ vars.service_name }}
+          region: ${{ vars.region }}
+          metadata: container-${{ inputs.environment }}.yaml 
+
       - name: Deploy to ${{ inputs.environment }} Cloud Run
-        id: deploy-dev-qa-canary
+        id: deploy-canary
         uses: google-github-actions/deploy-cloudrun@v0
         with:
           project_id: ${{ vars.gcp_project_id }}
           service: ${{ vars.service_name }}
           region: ${{ vars.region }}
-          metadata: container-${{ inputs.environment }}.yaml 
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+          metadata: container-canary.yaml 
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/deployment-release.yaml
index 7eead55..e6be63e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment-release.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           token_format: 'access_token'
           workload_identity_provider: '${{ secrets.WIF_PROVIDER }}' # e.g. - projects/123456789/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/my-pool/providers/my-provider
           service_account: '${{ secrets.WIF_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}'     # e.g. - my-service-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com
+      
       - name: Create Service ${{ inputs.environment }} Declaration   
         run: |-
           export CONTAINER_IMAGE="${{ vars.region }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ vars.gcp_project_id }}/${{ vars.artifact_registry_repo }}/${{ vars.service_name }}:${{ vars.ref }}"