diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 8d56c701..b7915229 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -86,3 +86,41 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:
           password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+
+  # deploy development distribution with changes to develop
+  deploy-dev-dist:
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: setup-python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: install-poetry
+        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+        with:
+          version: 1.4.0
+          virtualenvs-in-project: false
+          virtualenvs-path: ~/.virtualenvs
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: poetry install --no-root --with=dev
+      - name: increment dev version
+        env:
+          PYPI_URL: https://pypi.org
+        run: poetry run python scripts/bump_dev_version.py
+      - name: build dist
+        run: poetry build
+      - name: publish dev distribution to Test PyPI
+        id: test-pypi
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+          repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+          skip_existing: true
+      - name: publish distribution to PyPI
+        if: steps.test-pypi.outcome == 'success'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 00bf62d3..69a3e062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -149,43 +149,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-          files: ./coverage.xml
-
-  # deploy development distribution with changes to develop
-  deploy-dev-dist:
-    needs: testing
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: setup-python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-      - name: install-poetry
-        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
-        with:
-          version: 1.4.0
-          virtualenvs-in-project: false
-          virtualenvs-path: ~/.virtualenvs
-      - name: install dependencies
-        run: poetry install --no-root --with=dev
-      - name: increment dev version
-        env:
-          PYPI_URL: https://pypi.org
-        run: poetry run python scripts/bump_dev_version.py
-      - name: build dist
-        run: poetry build
-      - name: publish dev distribution to Test PyPI
-        id: test-pypi
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-        with:
-          password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
-          repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-          skip_existing: true
-      - name: publish distribution to PyPI
-        if: steps.test-pypi.outcome == 'success'
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-        with:
-          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
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+          files: ./coverage.xml
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