diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-qa.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
index d850d289ff..0580ac1c3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2
-        env:
-          PAYLOAD_VERSION: ${{ github.sha }}
-          REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name}}
         with:
           repository: budibase/budibase-deploys
           event-type: budicloud-qa-deploy
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          client-payload: |-
+            {
+              "PAYLOAD_VERSION": "${{ github.sha }}",
+              "REF_NAME": "${{ github.ref_name}}"
+            }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
index df25182cd6..d579670cf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-master.yml
@@ -171,11 +171,13 @@ jobs:
           release_version=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$release_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: passeidireto/trigger-external-workflow-action@main
-        env:
-          PAYLOAD_VERSION: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name}}
+      - uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2
         with:
           repository: budibase/budibase-deploys
           event: budicloud-qa-deploy
           github_pat: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          client-payload: |-
+            {
+              "PAYLOAD_VERSION": "${{ github.sha }}",
+              "REF_NAME": "${{ github.ref_name}}"
+            }