diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
index d141749..6899f01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: production
+          ref: release
       - name: Reset promotion branch
         run: |
           git fetch origin master:master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
index 858ecc2..cec0546 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-and-release.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: release
 
       - name: Stamp tag
         id: stamp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-git-commit-push.yml b/.github/workflows/test-git-commit-push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c2fd93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-git-commit-push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: test-commit-push
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+jobs:
+  update-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    
+      - name: Create dummy changes
+        run: |
+          echo "Dummy change at $(date)" >> DUMMY.md
+        
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "ci: test commit from gh actions" || exit 0
+          git push
diff --git a/test.md b/test.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d703c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FOO
+BAR