diff --git a/.github/workflows/chek-prod-release.yml b/.github/workflows/chek-prod-release.yml
index b4014318ea9..a8f1cda6d87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chek-prod-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chek-prod-release.yml
@@ -7,20 +7,14 @@ on:
       - "!v*-dirty*"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      source_repository:
-        description: "Source repository to build from"
-        required: true
-        default: "multica-ai/multica"
-        type: string
       source_ref:
-        description: "Git ref to build from (tag, branch, or SHA)"
+        description: "chekdata/multica ref to build from (tag, branch, or SHA)"
         required: true
-        default: "v0.4.3"
+        default: "main"
         type: string
       image_tag:
         description: "Image tag to publish"
         required: true
-        default: "v0.4.3"
         type: string
 
 permissions:
@@ -36,7 +30,7 @@ env:
   WEB_IMAGE: ghcr.io/chekdata/multica-web
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-open-gitops-pr:
+  build-and-dispatch-domestic-promotion:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
-            source_repository="${{ inputs.source_repository }}"
+            source_repository="${{ github.repository }}"
             source_ref="${{ inputs.source_ref }}"
             image_tag="${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
           else
@@ -71,9 +65,11 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo "source_repository=$source_repository" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "source_ref=$source_ref" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "image_tag=$image_tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          {
+            echo "source_repository=$source_repository"
+            echo "source_ref=$source_ref"
+            echo "image_tag=$image_tag"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Checkout source repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -87,9 +83,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          echo "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "commit_short=$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "commit_date=$(git show -s --format=%cI HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          {
+            echo "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+            echo "commit_short=$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
+            echo "commit_date=$(git show -s --format=%cI HEAD)"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -135,56 +133,27 @@ jobs:
           build-args: |
             NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}
 
-      - name: Checkout ops-bootstrap
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: chekdata/ops-bootstrap
-          ref: main
-          token: ${{ secrets.OPS_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN }}
-          path: ops-bootstrap
-
-      - name: Update multica prod manifests
+      - name: Dispatch domestic image promotion
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OPS_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN }}
+          IMAGE_TAG: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}
+          SOURCE_COMMIT: ${{ steps.source_meta.outputs.commit }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          python3 - <<'PY'
-          import pathlib
-          import re
-
-          path = pathlib.Path("ops-bootstrap/apps/multica/prod/deployment.yaml")
-          text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-          replacements = {
-              r"ghcr\.io/[^/\s]+/multica-backend:[^\s]+": "${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}",
-              r"ghcr\.io/[^/\s]+/multica-web:[^\s]+": "${{ env.WEB_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}",
-          }
-          updated = text
-          for pattern, replacement in replacements.items():
-              updated = re.sub(pattern, replacement, updated)
-          if updated != text:
-              path.write_text(updated, encoding="utf-8")
-          else:
-              print("manifest already references requested images")
-          PY
-
-      - name: Create pull request in ops-bootstrap
-        id: cpr
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-        with:
-          path: ops-bootstrap
-          token: ${{ secrets.OPS_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: "chore(prod): bump multica image to ${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}"
-          title: "chore(prod): bump multica image to ${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}"
-          body: |
-            This PR is auto-generated by `chek-prod-release.yml`.
-
-            - source repository: `${{ steps.vars.outputs.source_repository }}`
-            - source ref: `${{ steps.vars.outputs.source_ref }}`
-            - source commit: `${{ steps.source_meta.outputs.commit }}`
-            - backend image: `${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}`
-            - web image: `${{ env.WEB_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}`
-          base: main
-          branch: bot/image-bump/multica/${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}
-          delete-branch: true
+          jq -n \
+            --arg image_tag "${IMAGE_TAG}" \
+            --arg source_commit "${SOURCE_COMMIT}" \
+            '{
+              event_type: "multica-prod-images",
+              client_payload: {
+                image_tag: $image_tag,
+                source_commit: $source_commit
+              }
+            }' | gh api \
+              --method POST \
+              repos/chekdata/ops-bootstrap/dispatches \
+              --input -
 
       - name: Append release summary
         shell: bash
@@ -197,9 +166,5 @@ jobs:
             echo "- Source commit: \`${{ steps.source_meta.outputs.commit }}\`"
             echo "- Backend image: \`${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}\`"
             echo "- Web image: \`${{ env.WEB_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.vars.outputs.image_tag }}\`"
-            if [[ -n "${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}" ]]; then
-              echo "- GitOps PR: ${{ steps.cpr.outputs.pull-request-url }}"
-            else
-              echo "- GitOps PR: no manifest diff was created"
-            fi
+            echo "- Domestic promotion: dispatched to [ops-bootstrap](https://github.com/chekdata/ops-bootstrap/actions/workflows/promote-multica-prod-images.yml)"
           } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"