diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
index 9de49830..d0d4e3cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 🚧 Code quality
+name: 🚧 Check code quality
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: set up node env
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Run lint
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node env
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Run unit tests
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node env
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci 
       - name: Run end to end tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/production.yml b/.github/workflows/production.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6452a0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/production.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: 🌠 Deploy to production
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+    migrate:
+        name: 🧑‍🚀 Apply database migrations
+        environment:
+            name: production-zoning-api
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        env:
+            DATABASE_USER: ${{secrets.DATABASE_USER}}
+            DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD}}
+            DATABASE_NAME: ${{secrets.DATABASE_NAME }}
+            DATABASE_PORT: ${{secrets.DATABASE_PORT}}
+            DATABASE_HOST: ${{secrets.DATABASE_HOST}}
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Setup node
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4  
+              with:
+                node-version: 20.x
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+            - name: Configure database
+              run: npm run pg:configure
+            - name: Apply migrations
+              run: npm run drizzle:migrate 
+    deploy:
+        name: 🚀 Deploy to production
+        environment:
+            name: production-zoning-api
+            url: https://zoning-api.nycplanningdigital.com
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Deploy to Heroku
+              uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.13.15
+              with:
+                heroku_email: ${{secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL}}
+                heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}
+                heroku_app_name: ${{secrets.HEROKU_APP_NAME}}
+                team: ${{secrets.HEROKU_TEAM}}
+              env:
+                HD_DATABASE_USER: ${{secrets.DATABASE_USER}}
+                HD_DATABASE_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.DATABASE_PASSWORD}}
+                HD_DATABASE_NAME: ${{secrets.DATABASE_NAME}}
+                HD_DATABASE_PORT: ${{secrets.DATABASE_PORT}}
+                HD_DATABASE_HOST: ${{secrets.DATABASE_HOST}}
+                HD_STORAGE_URL: ${{secrets.STORAGE_URL}}
+                HD_NODE_ENV: ${{secrets.NODE_ENV}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 41dfa4cf..375c95f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 🎭 Staging
+name: 🎭 Deploy to staging
 
 on:
     push:
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     migrate:
-        name: 🧑‍🚀 Migrate
+        name: 🧑‍🚀 Apply database migrations
         environment:
             name: staging-zoning-api
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ jobs:
             - name: Setup node
               uses: actions/setup-node@v4  
               with:
-                node-version: 18.x
+                node-version: 20.x
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+            - name: Configure database
+              run: npm run pg:configure
             - name: Apply migrations
               run: npm run drizzle:migrate 
     deploy:
-        name: 🚀 Deploy
+        name: 🚀 Deploy to staging
         environment:
             name: staging-zoning-api
             url: https://staging-zoning-api.nycplanningdigital.com