diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 210235c..02994cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get latest tag
         id: get_latest_tag
         run: echo "tag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Checkout latest tag
-        run: |
-          git reset --hard ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}
-          git merge -X theirs ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}
+      # - name: Checkout latest tag
+      #   run: git checkout ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}
+      # - name: Ensure staging-release branch points to latest tag
+      #   run: |
+      #     git checkout -B staging-release ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}
+      #     git push origin staging-release --force
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5e914681df9dc83aa4e4905692ca88beb2f9e91f # v7.0.5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.SGTPOOKI_PAT }}
           base: staging
-          branch: staging-release
+          branch: ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}
           title: 'chore: point staging to release ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}'
           body: 'This PR points the staging branch to release ${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.tag }}.'