diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index c7f1deccac9e..d0e38fe639d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,14 @@ on:
         options:
           - nodejs
           - polyglot
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      ydoc:
-        description: What kind of Ydoc image to build.
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: nodejs
 jobs:
   promote-nightly:
     name: Promote nightly
     uses: ./.github/workflows/promote.yml
     with:
       designator: nightly
-      ydoc: ${{ inputs.ydoc }}
+      ydoc: ${{ env.ENV_INPUTS_YDOC }}
     secrets: inherit
 env:
   ENSO_BUILD_SKIP_VERSION_CHECK: "true"
+  ENV_INPUTS_YDOC: ${{ inputs.ydoc || nodejs }}
diff --git a/build/build/src/ci/input.rs b/build/build/src/ci/input.rs
index 88c99be7af0a..7caf757bac5a 100644
--- a/build/build/src/ci/input.rs
+++ b/build/build/src/ci/input.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@ pub mod name {
     pub const YDOC: &str = "ydoc";
 }
 
+pub mod env {
+    use ide_ci::env::accessor::RawVariable;
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+    pub struct Ydoc;
+
+    impl RawVariable for Ydoc {
+        fn name(&self) -> &str {
+            "ENV_INPUTS_YDOC"
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl From<Ydoc> for String {
+        fn from(val: Ydoc) -> Self {
+            val.name().to_owned()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn designator() -> WorkflowDispatchInput {
     WorkflowDispatchInput::new_choice(
         "What kind of release should be promoted.",
diff --git a/build/build/src/ci_gen.rs b/build/build/src/ci_gen.rs
index 47a3f58152e6..08130b089610 100644
--- a/build/build/src/ci_gen.rs
+++ b/build/build/src/ci_gen.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use crate::version::ENSO_RELEASE_MODE;
 use crate::version::ENSO_VERSION;
 
 use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::checkout_repo_step;
+use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::env_expression;
+use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::get_input;
 use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::get_input_expression;
 use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::is_non_windows_runner;
 use ide_ci::actions::workflow::definition::is_windows_runner;
@@ -489,11 +491,10 @@ pub fn changelog() -> Result<Workflow> {
 }
 
 pub fn nightly() -> Result<Workflow> {
-    let workflow_dispatch =
-        WorkflowDispatch::default().with_input(input::name::YDOC, input::ydoc());
-    let workflow_call = WorkflowCall::try_from(workflow_dispatch.clone())?;
+    let input_ydoc = input::ydoc();
+    let input_ydoc_default = input_ydoc.r#type.default().expect("Default Ydoc input is expected.");
+    let workflow_dispatch = WorkflowDispatch::default().with_input(input::name::YDOC, input_ydoc);
     let on = Event {
-        workflow_call: Some(workflow_call),
         workflow_dispatch: Some(workflow_dispatch),
         // 2am (UTC) every day.
         schedule: vec![Schedule::new("0 2 * * *")?],
@@ -501,10 +502,14 @@ pub fn nightly() -> Result<Workflow> {
     };
 
     let mut workflow = Workflow { on, name: "Nightly Release".into(), ..default() };
+    // Scheduled workflows do not support input parameters. Instead we provide env variable
+    // expression with default. Feature request is tracked by https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/74698
+    let input_env_ydoc = format!("{} || {}", get_input(input::name::YDOC), input_ydoc_default);
+    workflow.env(input::env::Ydoc, wrap_expression(input_env_ydoc));
 
     let job = workflow_call_job("Promote nightly", PROMOTE_WORKFLOW_PATH)
         .with_with(input::name::DESIGNATOR, Designation::Nightly.as_ref())
-        .with_with(input::name::YDOC, get_input_expression(input::name::YDOC));
+        .with_with(input::name::YDOC, env_expression(&input::env::Ydoc));
     workflow.add_job(job);
     Ok(workflow)
 }
diff --git a/build/ci_utils/src/actions/workflow/definition.rs b/build/ci_utils/src/actions/workflow/definition.rs
index ede82b57ebc9..ec5deda8d4a3 100644
--- a/build/ci_utils/src/actions/workflow/definition.rs
+++ b/build/ci_utils/src/actions/workflow/definition.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ pub fn env_expression(environment_variable: &impl RawVariable) -> String {
     wrap_expression(format!("env.{}", environment_variable.name()))
 }
 
+/// Get string that gets input from the workflow dispatch.
+pub fn get_input(name: impl Into<String>) -> String {
+    format!("inputs.{}", name.into())
+}
+
 /// Get expression that gets input from the workflow dispatch. See:
 /// <https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#providing-inputs>
 pub fn get_input_expression(name: impl Into<String>) -> String {
-    wrap_expression(format!("inputs.{}", name.into()))
+    wrap_expression(get_input(name))
 }
 
 /// GH Actions expression piece that evaluates to `true` if run on a GitHub-hosted runner.
@@ -397,6 +402,18 @@ pub enum WorkflowDispatchInputType {
     },
 }
 
+impl WorkflowDispatchInputType {
+    pub fn default(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        let res = match self {
+            WorkflowDispatchInputType::String { default, .. } => default,
+            WorkflowDispatchInputType::Choice { default, .. } => default,
+            WorkflowDispatchInputType::Boolean { default, .. } => &default.map(|v| v.to_string()),
+            WorkflowDispatchInputType::Environment { default, .. } => default,
+        };
+        res.clone()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for WorkflowDispatchInputType {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::String { default: None }