diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_testnet.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_testnet.yml
index b0a448881..3f73261f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_testnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_testnet.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 name: Deploy TESTNET Seed
+
 on:
-  # release:
-  #   types: [released, prereleased]
+  release:
+    types: [published, prereleased, released]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       ref:
         description: 'Tag or branch to deploy'
-        default: 'main'
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Build Docker And Deploy Seed"]
-    types:
-      - completed
+        required: true
+        default: 'refs/tags/v0.0.0'
+      event_name:
+        description: 'Event name (use "release" to simulate release event)'
+        required: true
+        default: 'workflow_dispatch'
+      action:
+        description: 'Action name (e.g., "published", "prereleased", "released")'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
 
 jobs:
   deploy-rooch-testnet:
     name: Deploy Rooch Testnet
     runs-on: self-hosted
-    # if: |
-    #   github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-    #   (github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
-    #   github.event.workflow_run.event == 'release' &&
-    #   (github.event.release.prerelease == true || github.event.release.prerelease == false))
     if: |
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (github.event_name == 'release' && (github.event.action == 'published' || github.event.action == 'prereleased' || github.event.action == 'released')) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "REF=${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "EVENT_NAME=${{ github.event.inputs.event_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "ACTION=${{ github.event.inputs.action }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
               REF=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
@@ -39,11 +44,21 @@ jobs:
               REF=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
             fi
             echo "REF=$REF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "EVENT_NAME=${{ github.event_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "ACTION=${{ github.event.action }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Print ref
-        run: echo "The ref is ${{ env.REF }}"
+      - name: Print ref and event info
+        run: |
+          echo "The ref is ${{ env.REF }}"
+          echo "The event name is ${{ env.EVENT_NAME }}"
+          echo "The action is ${{ env.ACTION }}"
+
       - name: Deploy to GCP TESTNET VM
+        if: |
+          env.EVENT_NAME == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+          (env.EVENT_NAME == 'release' && (env.ACTION == 'published' || env.ACTION == 'prereleased' || env.ACTION == 'released')) ||
+          (env.EVENT_NAME == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success')
         env:
           PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GCP_TEST_WORKFLOW_PK }}
           HOST: ${{ secrets.GCP_TEST_WORKFLOW_VM }}