diff --git a/.github/workflows/photon-code-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/photon-code-docs.yml
index 02f2576bcb..654d64a747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/photon-code-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/photon-code-docs.yml
@@ -77,13 +77,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
 
       - run: find .
-      - name: copy file via ssh password
+      - name: publish docs to development
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: appleboy/scp-action@v0.1.7
-        with:
-          host: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_HOST }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_KEY }}
-          port: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_PORT }}
-          source: "*"
-          target: /var/www/html/photonvision-docs/
+        uses: up9cloud/action-rsync@v1.4
+        env:
+          HOST: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_HOST }}
+          KEY: ${{secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_KEY}}
+          SOURCE: .
+          TARGET: /var/www/html/photonvision-docs/development/
+      - name: publish docs to release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        uses: up9cloud/action-rsync@v1.4
+        env:
+          HOST: ${{ secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_HOST }}
+          KEY: ${{secrets.WEBMASTER_SSH_KEY}}
+          SOURCE: .
+          TARGET: /var/www/html/photonvision-docs/release/