diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-release.yml b/.github/workflows/staging-release.yml
index f4f850d12b..b7b5a9caa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging-release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - develop
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "www/**"
 
 concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-staging-release.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-staging-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b9b45ae04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-staging-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Trigger staging deploy
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [Staging Release and Publish]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          curl -X POST \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{secrets.STAGING_ACCESS_TOKEN}}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          https://api.github.com/repos/@medusajs/medusa-staging/actions/workflows/deploy.yml/dispatches \
+          -d '{"ref":"main"}'
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