diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index d1127a1..811a30b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,52 @@ env:
   GO_VERSION: "1.24.6"
 
 jobs:
+  docker-push:
+    name: Build Docker Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+            type=sha,prefix=main-{{date 'YYYYMMDD'}}-,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+
   deploy-staging:
     name: Deploy to Staging
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: staging
+    needs: docker-push
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e476860..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker Build and Push
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-    - name: Log in to Container Registry
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
-      with:
-        registry: ghcr.io
-        username: ${{ github.actor }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-    - name: Extract metadata
-      id: meta
-      uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-      with:
-        images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
-        tags: |
-          type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
-          type=sha,prefix=main-{{date 'YYYYMMDD'}}-,enable={{is_default_branch}}
-
-    - name: Build and push Docker image
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-      with:
-        context: .
-        file: ./Dockerfile
-        platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-        push: true
-        tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-        labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-        cache-from: type=gha
-        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
diff --git a/deploy/pkg/k8s/registry.go b/deploy/pkg/k8s/registry.go
index ba453ff..86f4267 100644
--- a/deploy/pkg/k8s/registry.go
+++ b/deploy/pkg/k8s/registry.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package k8s
 
 import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
 	v1 "github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/sdk/v4/go/kubernetes/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/sdk/v4/go/kubernetes/core/v1"
 	metav1 "github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/sdk/v4/go/kubernetes/meta/v1"
@@ -11,6 +14,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/deploy/infra/pkg/providers"
 )
 
+// getGitCommitHash returns the current git commit hash
+func getGitCommitHash() string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		// Fallback to a default value if git command fails
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+}
+
 // DeployMCPRegistry deploys the MCP Registry to the Kubernetes cluster
 func DeployMCPRegistry(ctx *pulumi.Context, cluster *providers.ProviderInfo, environment string) (*corev1.Service, error) {
 	conf := config.New(ctx, "mcp-registry")
@@ -58,6 +72,10 @@ func DeployMCPRegistry(ctx *pulumi.Context, cluster *providers.ProviderInfo, env
 					Labels: pulumi.StringMap{
 						"app": pulumi.String("mcp-registry"),
 					},
+					Annotations: pulumi.StringMap{
+						// Use git commit hash to trigger pod restarts when deploying new infra versions
+						"registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/deployCommit": pulumi.String(getGitCommitHash()),
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: &corev1.PodSpecArgs{
 					Containers: corev1.ContainerArray{