diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 97d8c1489..08dce2918 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   semantic-version:
+    name: Semantic Version
     outputs:
       semanticVersion: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.version }}
       tag: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.tag }}
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           skip-commit: 'true'
           skip-on-empty: 'false'
           git-push: 'true'
+
   retag-images:
     needs: [semantic-version]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           config: pageLoadTimeout=10000
           working-directory: ./frontend
           browser: ${{ matrix.browser }}
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: failure()
         with:
@@ -146,7 +149,6 @@ jobs:
           path: ./cypress/screenshots
           if-no-files-found: ignore # 'warn' or 'error' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
-
   deploys-prod:
     name: PROD Deploys
     needs: [cypress-e2e, integration-tests,deploys-test, semantic-version] # all of this needed to Go To PROD.
@@ -169,17 +171,13 @@ jobs:
           cd charts/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
           helm dependency update
           helm upgrade --install --wait --atomic ${{ github.event.repository.name }} --values values.yaml --set-string global.repository=${{ github.repository }} --set-string backend.containers[0].tag=${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.semanticVersion }} --set-string backend.initContainers[0].tag=${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.semanticVersion }} --set-string frontend.containers[0].tag=${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.semanticVersion }} --set-string bitnami-pg.auth.password=${{secrets.DB_PASSWORD}} --set-string bitnami-pg.auth.postgresPassword=${{secrets.DB_PASSWORD}}   --timeout 10m .
-      - name: Create Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+
+      - name: Create Tags
+        uses: jaywcjlove/create-tag-action@v1.3.19
         if: ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.semanticVersion != '' }}
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        with:
-          token: ${{ github.token }}
-          tag_name: ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.tag }}
-          name: ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.tag }}
-          body: ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.clean_changelog }}
+        run: |
+          git tag ${{ needs.semantic-version.outputs.semanticVersion }}
+          git push origin --tag
 
   cleanup-prod:
     name: PROD Pod cleanup