diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
index 550b7ed03..27eab8cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ jobs:
         # just planning for now for safety and until review
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./build
-          echo "Running: make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT workspace=$WORKSPACE stack=networking tf-command=plan"
-          make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=networking tf-command=plan workspace=$WORKSPACE
-          echo "Running: make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT workspace=$WORKSPACE stack=api-layer tf-command=plan"
-          make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=api-layer tf-command=plan workspace=$WORKSPACE
+          echo "Running: make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT workspace=$WORKSPACE stack=networking tf-command=apply"
+          make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=networking tf-command=apply workspace=$WORKSPACE
+          echo "Running: make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT workspace=$WORKSPACE stack=api-layer tf-command=apply"
+          make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=api-layer tf-command=apply workspace=$WORKSPACE
         working-directory: ./infrastructure
 
       - name: "Tag the dev deployment"