diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-rc-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-rc-deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ba320ab64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-rc-deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Test RC Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "jk/frontend-dev-server"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: release-candidate
+
+    - uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@581dd286c962b6972d427fcf8980f60755c15520
+      with:
+        heroku_api_key: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY }}
+        heroku_app_name: "mitopen-rc"
+        heroku_email: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL }}
+        branch: release-candidate
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fefdb74ed..bfdc506f3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ docs/_site
 .pnp.*
 frontends/.yarn
 !frontends/.yarn/releases
+.yarn
+!.yarn/releases
 
 # Typescript
 tsconfig.tsbuildinfo