diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1d5a56b..50d8544 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ jobs:
           semantic_version: ${{ env.SEMANTIC_VERSION }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Trigger apprunner deployment
-        run: |
-          aws apprunner start-deployment --service-arn ${{ secrets.APPRUNNER_SERVICE_ARN }}
+      - name: Deploy to App Runner
+        uses: awslabs/amazon-app-runner-deploy@main
+        with:
+          service: ${{ secrets.APPRUNNER_SERVICE_ARN }}
+          image: public.ecr.aws/s5k1g2u8/infrakit:${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_version }}
+          access-role-arn: ${{ secrets.APPRUNNER_SERVICE_ROLE }}
+          wait-for-service-stability-seconds: 1200