diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
index 634dca802..20f8ac799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ jobs:
       package_version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.package_version }}
       tag_version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.tag_version }}
     steps:
+      - name: Branch check
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]]; then
+            echo "==================================="
+            echo "[!] Can only deploy from rc branch"
+            echo "==================================="
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
 
@@ -56,6 +65,99 @@ jobs:
           echo "Package Version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.package_version }}"
           echo "Tag Version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.tag_version }}"
 
+
+  deploy-docker:
+    name: Tag & push Docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: setup
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        service_name:
+          - admin
+          - api
+          - attachments
+          - events
+          - icons
+          - identity
+          - k8s-proxy
+          - mssql
+          - nginx
+          - notifications
+          - portal
+          - server
+          - setup
+          - sso
+    env:
+      PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.package_version }}
+      TAG_VERSION: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.tag_version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Print environment
+        run: |
+          whoami
+          docker --version
+          echo "GitHub ref: $GITHUB_REF"
+          echo "GitHub event: $GITHUB_EVENT"
+
+      - name: Login to Azure
+        uses: Azure/login@77f1b2e3fb80c0e8645114159d17008b8a2e475a
+        with:
+          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_PROD_KV_CREDENTIALS }}
+
+      - name: Retrieve secrets
+        id: retrieve-secrets
+        uses: Azure/get-keyvault-secrets@80ccd3fafe5662407cc2e55f202ee34bfff8c403
+        with:
+          keyvault: "bitwarden-prod-kv"
+          secrets: "docker-password, 
+                    docker-username,
+                    dct-delegate-2-repo-passphrase,
+                    dct-delegate-2-key"
+
+      - name: Log into Docker
+        run: echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
+        env:
+          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.docker-username }}
+          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.docker-password }}
+
+      - name: Setup Docker Trust
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.docker/trust/private
+
+          echo "$DCT_DELEGATE_KEY" > ~/.docker/trust/private/$DCT_DELEGATION_KEY_ID.key
+        env:
+          DCT_DELEGATION_KEY_ID: "c9bde8ec820701516491e5e03d3a6354e7bd66d05fa3df2b0062f68b116dc59c"
+          DCT_DELEGATE_KEY: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.dct-delegate-2-key }}
+          
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
+
+      - name: Pull Docker images
+        run: |
+          docker pull bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc
+        env:
+          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST: 1
+
+      - name: Re-tag Docker images
+        run: |
+          docker tag bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:latest
+          docker tag bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:$PACKAGE_VERSION
+
+      - name: List Docker images
+        run: docker images
+
+      - name: Push Docker images
+        run: |
+          docker push bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:latest
+          docker push bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:$PACKAGE_VERSION
+        env:
+          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST: 1
+          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.dct-delegate-2-repo-passphrase }}
+
+      - name: Log out of Docker
+        run: docker logout
+
+
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a9ae34984..eedb86d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,101 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           draft: true
           prerelease: false
 
-  release:
-    name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: setup
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        service_name:
-          - admin
-          - api
-          - attachments
-          - events
-          - icons
-          - identity
-          - k8s-proxy
-          - mssql
-          - nginx
-          - notifications
-          - portal
-          - server
-          - setup
-          - sso
-    env:
-      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.release_version }}
-      TAG_VERSION: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.tag_version }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Print environment
-        run: |
-          whoami
-          docker --version
-          echo "GitHub ref: $GITHUB_REF"
-          echo "GitHub event: $GITHUB_EVENT"
-
-      - name: Login to Azure
-        uses: Azure/login@77f1b2e3fb80c0e8645114159d17008b8a2e475a
-        with:
-          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_PROD_KV_CREDENTIALS }}
-
-      - name: Retrieve secrets
-        id: retrieve-secrets
-        uses: Azure/get-keyvault-secrets@80ccd3fafe5662407cc2e55f202ee34bfff8c403
-        with:
-          keyvault: "bitwarden-prod-kv"
-          secrets: "docker-password, 
-                    docker-username,
-                    dct-delegate-2-repo-passphrase,
-                    dct-delegate-2-key"
-
-      - name: Log into Docker
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc'
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.docker-username }}
-          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.docker-password }}
-
-      - name: Setup Docker Trust
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc'
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.docker/trust/private
-
-          echo "$DCT_DELEGATE_KEY" > ~/.docker/trust/private/$DCT_DELEGATION_KEY_ID.key
-        env:
-          DCT_DELEGATION_KEY_ID: "c9bde8ec820701516491e5e03d3a6354e7bd66d05fa3df2b0062f68b116dc59c"
-          DCT_DELEGATE_KEY: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.dct-delegate-2-key }}
-          
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
-
-      - name: Pull Docker images
-        run: |
-          docker pull bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc
-        env:
-          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST: 1
-
-      - name: Re-tag Docker images
-        run: |
-          docker tag bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:latest
-          docker tag bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:rc bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:$RELEASE_VERSION
-
-      - name: List Docker images
-        run: docker images
-
-      - name: Push Docker images
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc'
-        run: |
-          docker push bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:latest
-          docker push bitwarden/${{ matrix.service_name }}:$RELEASE_VERSION
-        env:
-          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST: 1
-          DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ steps.retrieve-secrets.outputs.dct-delegate-2-repo-passphrase }}
-
-      - name: Log out of Docker
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc'
-        run: docker logout
-
 
   upload:
     name: Upload