diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2130ba12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Deploy to Development
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Deploy Development Backend
+        uses: behe/heroku-build@v1
+        with:
+          app-name: "dev-branch-backend"
+          api-key: "${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}"
+          path: "./backend/"
+      - name: Deploy Development Frontend
+        uses: behe/heroku-build@v1
+        with:
+          app-name: "dev-branch-frontend"
+          api-key: "${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}"
+          path: "./frontend/"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from .github/workflows/deploy.yml
rename to .github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
index d0e97d344..76d42174b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-name: Deploy to Heroku
+name: Deploy to Production
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   deploy: