diff --git a/.github/workflows/CD.yml b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
index 74f9e723172..21abfeb8432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CD.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     needs: [build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      HEROKU_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY }}
     steps:
       - name: Set Heroku app name based on branch
         id: set-heroku-app-name
@@ -82,22 +80,10 @@ jobs:
           esac
           echo "HEROKU_APP_NAME=$APP_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Extract branch name
-        shell: bash
-        run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        id: extract_branch
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
-
-      - name: Setup tmate session
-        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
 
       - uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.13.15
         with:
-          dontuseforce: 1
           heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_TOKEN}}
           heroku_app_name: ${{ env.HEROKU_APP_NAME }}
-          heroku_email: ${{secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL}}
-          branch: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
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+          heroku_email: ${{secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL}}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40999d3b1c5..742b6dc1279 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
     "prettier-plugin-organize-imports": "^4.0.0",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "readline-sync": "^1.4.10",
-    "sequelize-cli": "^6.2.0",
     "sharp": "^0.31.2",
     "sinon": "^15.0.4",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/Procfile b/packages/commonwealth/Procfile
index 8ab74703ffe..1aad9c471a4 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/Procfile
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/Procfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-web: cd packages/commonwealth && NODE_ENV=production NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) node --import=extensionless/register --enable-source-maps ./build/server.js
+web: cd packages/commonwealth && ./scripts/heroku-release.sh
 consumer: cd packages/commonwealth && node --import=extensionless/register --max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) build/server/workers/commonwealthConsumer/commonwealthConsumer.js
 evm-ce: cd packages/commonwealth && node --import=extensionless/register --max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) build/server/workers/evmChainEvents/startEvmPolling.js
 knock: cd packages/commonwealth && node --import=extensionless/register --max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) build/server/workers/knock/knockWorker.js
 message-relayer: cd packages/commonwealth && node --import=extensionless/register --max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) build/server/workers/messageRelayer/messageRelayer.js
-release: cd packages/commonwealth && node --import=extensionless/register --max-old-space-size=$(../../scripts/get-max-old-space-size.sh) build/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.js && npx sequelize-cli db:migrate --config server/sequelize.json && node --import=extensionless/register build/server/scripts/purgeCloudflareCache.js
+release: echo "do nothing"
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diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/scripts/heroku-release.sh b/packages/commonwealth/scripts/heroku-release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54416f53887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/scripts/heroku-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Logging in to AWS ECR..."
+aws ecr get-login-password --region ${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION} | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION}.amazonaws.com
+
+IMAGE_URI="${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION}.amazonaws.com/${REPOSITORY_NAME}:${COMMIT_HASH}"
+
+echo "Pulling Docker image $IMAGE_URI..."
+docker pull $IMAGE_URI
+
+docker run -d -p 8080:8080 $IMAGE_URI
+CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run -d -p 8080:8080 $IMAGE_URI)
+
+echo "Waiting for container to start..."
+until [ "`docker inspect -f {{.State.Running}} CONTAINERNAME`"=="true" ]; do
+    sleep 0.1;
+done;
+
+echo "Running release script"
+docker exec -it $CONTAINER_ID pnpm run release
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.ts b/packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.js
similarity index 78%
rename from packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.ts
rename to packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.js
index b64561a8ff3..d17a3a96158 100644
--- a/packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.ts
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/server/scripts/releasePhaseEnvCheck.js
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ if (import.meta.url.endsWith(process.argv[1])) {
       // TODO: Add checks for unused env var
       // TODO: Add warning for manually set client FLAGs when APP_ENV !== 'local'/'CI'
       log.info('Environment variables are properly configured');
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
       dispose()('EXIT', true);
     })
     .catch((err) => {
       log.fatal('Environment variables not properly configured!', err);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
       dispose()('ERROR', true);
     });
 }
diff --git a/temp.txt b/temp.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d