diff --git a/.github/workflows/jekyll-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/jekyll-deploy.yml
index db81c1037e..2b322fdb56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jekyll-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jekyll-deploy.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
   SITE_URL: https://docsstaging.opensearch.net
 
 concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.inputs.manual_deploy_branch || github.ref_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -25,34 +25,35 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - name: echo concurrency group
-      run: echo ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
-    - name: echo deploy branch
-      run: echo ${{ github.ref_name }}
+    - name: Set variables
+      run: |
+        deploy_branch=${{ github.event.inputs.manual_deploy_branch || github.ref_name }}
+        echo "DEPLOY_BRANCH=$deploy_branch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo DEPLOY_BRANCH $DEPLOY_BRANCH
+        echo concurrent group ${{ github.workflow }}-$DEPLOY_BRANCH
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       with:
         ruby-version: '3.2'
         bundler-cache: true
-    - name: Jekyll Build ${{ github.ref_name }}
+    - name: Jekyll Build ${{ env.DEPLOY_BRANCH }}
       run: |
-        echo ${{ github.event.inputs.manual_deploy_branch }}
-        echo GITHUB_REF_NAME ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
         LATEST_VERSION=$(jq -r '.current' _data/versions.json)
         echo LATEST_VERSION $LATEST_VERSION
 
-        if [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" = "$LATEST_VERSION" ]; then
-            DESTINATION_KEY="latest"
-        elif [ "${{ github.ref_name }}" = ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }} ]; then
-            #DESTINATION_KEY="staging"
-            DESTINATION_KEY="latest"
+        if [ "$DEPLOY_BRANCH" = "$LATEST_VERSION" ]; then
+            destination_key="latest"
+        elif [ "$DEPLOY_BRANCH" = ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }} ]; then
+            #destination_key="staging"
+            destination_key="latest"
         else
-            DESTINATION_KEY="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            destination_key="$DEPLOY_BRANCH"
         fi
 
-        echo "DESTINATION_KEY_ENV=$DESTINATION_KEY" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo ${{ env.DESTINATION_KEY_ENV }}
+        echo "DESTINATION_KEY=$destination_key" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo DESTINATION_KEY $DESTINATION_KEY
+
         bundle install
         CURRENT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.current' _data/versions.json)
         sed -i -e "s|^url:.*$|url:\ \"$SITE_URL\"|g" _config.yml
@@ -68,4 +69,4 @@ jobs:
         branch: gh-pages
         folder: _site
         clean: true
-        target-folder: docs/${{ env.DESTINATION_KEY_ENV }}
+        target-folder: docs/${{ env.DESTINATION_KEY }}