diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-production-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-production-deploy.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e4111c96..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-production-deploy.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Trigger production deploy of backend server on push to release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - release
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "web/**"
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.12.12
-        with:
-          heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}
-          heroku_app_name: "dandi-api"
-          heroku_email: ${{secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/update-release-branch.yml
index 5e6ed9bb9..3387c2cc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-release-branch.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetch history for all branches and tags
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }} # use PAT with permissions to push to master
           ref: release
-      
+
       - name: Reset release branch
         run: |
           git reset --hard ${{ github.ref }}
           git push --force origin release
 
+      - name: Deploy to Heroku
+      - uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.12.12
+        with:
+          heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}
+          heroku_app_name: "dandi-api"
+          heroku_email: ${{secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL}}