diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 65a2101dc6..a41258c401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -1092,8 +1092,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [[ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == "main" ]]; then
             gh workflow --repo neondatabase/aws run deploy-dev.yml --ref main -f branch=main -f dockerTag=${{needs.tag.outputs.build-tag}} -f deployPreprodRegion=false
-          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == "release" ]]; then
+
+            # TODO: move deployPreprodRegion to release (`"$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == "release"` block), once Staging support different compute tag prefixes for different regions
             gh workflow --repo neondatabase/aws run deploy-dev.yml --ref main -f branch=main -f dockerTag=${{needs.tag.outputs.build-tag}} -f deployPreprodRegion=true
+          elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" == "release" ]]; then
             gh workflow --repo neondatabase/aws run deploy-prod.yml --ref main -f branch=main -f dockerTag=${{needs.tag.outputs.build-tag}} -f disclamerAcknowledged=true
           else
             echo "GITHUB_REF_NAME (value '$GITHUB_REF_NAME') is not set to either 'main' or 'release'"