diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/build_frontend.yml
index a3c32c220..468c1f71f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_frontend.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
-  build_staging:
+  build_frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0a9b16ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Build and deploy production
+
+on: 
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+jobs: 
+  build-production:
+    uses: griffithlab/civic-v2/.github/workflows/build_frontend.yml@main
+    with: 
+      branch: release
+  deploy-staging:
+    uses: griffithlab/civic-v2/.github/workflows/deploy.yml@main
+    needs: build-production
+    with:
+      environment: production
+    secrets:
+      SSH_HOST: ${{ secrets.CIVIC_V2_PRODUCTION_SSH_HOST }}
+      SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.CIVIC_V2_PRODUCTION_SSH_KEY }}
+
diff --git a/server/config/database.yml b/server/config/database.yml
index 26b973fa7..1aad9fe38 100644
--- a/server/config/database.yml
+++ b/server/config/database.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test:
 
 production:
   <<: *default
-  pool: 20
+  pool: 40
   username: <%=  Rails.application.credentials.dig(:database, :username) %>
   password: <%=  Rails.application.credentials.dig(:database, :password) %>