diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index f19dfb86..a3d08196 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ jobs:
             # Check if namespace exists, if not create it
             kubectl get namespace $ENVIRONMENT || kubectl create namespace $ENVIRONMENT
             
-            kustomize edit set image web=$ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:$IMAGE_VERSION
+            kustomize edit set image web=$ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:${{ env.image-version }}
 
             echo "Deploying resource in $ENVIRONMENT namespace."
 
-            echo "Using image version: $IMAGE_VERSION"
+            echo "Using image version: ${{ env.image-version }}"
+            echo "Fully qualified image name: $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:${{ env.image-version }}"
             kubectl apply -k $KUSTOMIZE_DIR -n $ENVIRONMENT && echo "Resources deployed successfully!" || { echo "Failed to deploy resources! Check the logs"; kubectl describe pods -n $ENVIRONMENT; exit 1; }
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9f9dbcb7..51593951 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ jobs:
             echo "Version $NEW_VERSION already exists in CHANGELOG.md. Skipping update."
           fi
 
-      # - name: Commit and push updated version in CHANGELOG.md
-      #   env:
-      #     NEW_VERSION: ${{ steps.semver-tag.outputs.semver_tag }}
-      #   run: |
-      #     git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-      #     git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-      #     git add CHANGELOG.md VERSION
-      #     git commit -m "ci: bump version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
-      #     git push origin ${{ github.ref }}
+      - name: Commit and push updated version in CHANGELOG.md
+        env:
+          NEW_VERSION: ${{ steps.semver-tag.outputs.semver_tag }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add CHANGELOG.md VERSION
+          git commit -m "ci: bump version to ${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}"
+          git push origin ${{ github.ref }}
 
       - name: Setup Kubeconfig
         run: aws eks --region $AWS_REGION update-kubeconfig --name $EKS_CLUSTER_NAME