diff --git a/.github/workflows/all_solutions.yml b/.github/workflows/all_solutions.yml
index 6cfd69d37e..e807dd2852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all_solutions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all_solutions.yml
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ jobs:
           name: deploy-artifacts
           path: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}\build\BuildArtifacts
-            ${{ github.workspace }}\deploy
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   # This job is necessary in order for us to have a branch protection rule for tests with a matrix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_agent.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_agent.yml
index 965a5662f5..16f18bee64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_agent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_agent.yml
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/BuildArtifacts
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-      # - name: Upload Deploy Tooling Locally
-      #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
-      #   with:
-      #     name: deploy-tooling
-      #     path: ${{ github.workspace }}/deploy/
-      #     if-no-files-found: error
-
   deploy-downloadsite:
     needs: get-external-artifacts
     if: ${{ github.event.inputs.downloadsite == 'true' }}
@@ -274,12 +267,6 @@ jobs:
           name: deploy-artifacts
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/
 
-      # - name: Download Deploy Tooling
-      #   uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
-      #   with:
-      #     name: deploy-tooling
-      #     path: ${{ github.workspace }}/deploy
-
       - name: Get GPG Key
         id: write_gpgkey
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post_deploy_agent.yml b/.github/workflows/post_deploy_agent.yml
index 0df03cda01..9f5bdb2408 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post_deploy_agent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post_deploy_agent.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ on:
         description: 'Agent Version to validate.  Needs to match the version from the Release Workflow (all_solutions.yml). Format: X.X.X'
         required: true
         type: string
-      external_call:
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
-        required: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       agent_version:
         description: 'Agent Version to validate.  Needs to match the version from the Release Workflow (all_solutions.yml). Format: X.X.X'
         required: true
         type: string
-
+      external_call:
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+        required: false
+  
 permissions:
   contents: read
   packages: read
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           disable-sudo: false
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Wait for APT to update
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.external_call }} # only wait if this workflow was called by another workflow
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.external_call == 'true' }} # only wait if this workflow was called by another workflow
         run: |
           echo "Sleeping 5 minutes to wait for apt to update itself"
           sleep 300
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Wait for YUM to update
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.external_call }} # only wait if this workflow was called by another workflow
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.external_call == 'true' }} # only wait if this workflow was called by another workflow
         run: |
           echo "Sleeping 5 minutes to wait for yum to update itself"
           sleep 300
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_notes.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_notes.yml
index c0414d1491..acaa422352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_notes.yml
@@ -31,35 +31,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  get-external-artifacts:
-    name: Get and Publish Deploy Artifacts Locally
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-        with:
-          disable-sudo: true
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Download Deploy Artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@268677152d06ba59fcec7a7f0b5d961b6ccd7e1e # v2.28.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          workflow: all_solutions.yml
-          run_id: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_id }}
-          name: deploy-artifacts
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
-      
-      - name: Upload Deploy Artifacts Locally
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
-        with:
-          name: deploy-artifacts
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/BuildArtifacts
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
   publish-release-notes:
-    needs: get-external-artifacts
     name: Create and Publish Release Notes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -74,10 +46,14 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
       - name: Download Deploy Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@268677152d06ba59fcec7a7f0b5d961b6ccd7e1e # v2.28.0
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          workflow: all_solutions.yml
+          run_id: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_id }}
           name: deploy-artifacts
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/deploy-artifacts
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
 
       - name: Set Docs PR Branch Name
         run: |
@@ -97,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/ReleaseNotesBuilder/ReleaseNotesBuilder.csproj
           RUN_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/ReleaseNotesBuilder/bin/Release/net7.0/
           CHANGELOG: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/Agent/CHANGELOG.md
-          CHECKSUMS: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/DownloadSite/SHA256/checksums.md
+          CHECKSUMS: ${{ github.workspace }}/deploy-artifacts/build/BuildArtifacts/DownloadSite/SHA256/checksums.md
           OUTPUT_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
 
       - name: Create branch