diff --git a/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml b/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
index 3242a4e1d..e528843d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
       - release/*
+      - sam/publish-gh-actions
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml'
       - 'common-nix.vars.pkr.hcl'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
index 6fb7f1830..de6f4e5ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
       - release/*
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml'
+        - sam/publish-gh-actions
+  #TODO PR remove prior to merge
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - sam/publish-gh-actions
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Grab release version
         id: process_release_version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(sudo nix run nixpkgs#yq -- '.postgres_release["postgres'${{ matrix.postgres_version }}'"]' ansible/vars.yml)
+          VERSION=$(nix run nixpkgs#yq -- '.postgres_release["postgres'${{ matrix.postgres_version }}'"]' ansible/vars.yml)
           VERSION=$(echo $PG_VERSION | tr -d '"')  # Remove any surrounding quotes
           if [[ "${{ inputs.postgresVersion }}" != "" ]]; then
             VERSION=${{ inputs.postgresVersion }}
@@ -95,11 +102,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
+      
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+  
       - name: Grab release version
         id: process_release_version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(sudo nix run nixpkgs#yq -- '.postgres_release["postgres'${{ matrix.postgres_version }}'"]' ansible/vars.yml)
+          VERSION=$(nix run nixpkgs#yq -- '.postgres_release["postgres'${{ matrix.postgres_version }}'"]' ansible/vars.yml)
           VERSION=$(echo $PG_VERSION | tr -d '"')  # Remove any surrounding quotes
           if [[ "${{ inputs.postgresVersion }}" != "" ]]; then
             VERSION=${{ inputs.postgresVersion }}
diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index d059b5f58..d3dae5a3f 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ postgres_major:
 
 # Full version strings for each major version
 postgres_release:
-  postgres15: "15.8.1.010"
-  postgres16: "16.3.1.016"
+  postgres15: "15.8.1.010-staging"
+  postgres16: "16.3.1.016-staging"
 
 # Non Postgres Extensions
 pgbouncer_release: "1.19.0"