diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 73a731de1da..bf53d416287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ on:
       - r[0-9]+.*
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, labeled, unlabeled]
 env:
-  STAGING_PROFILE_ID: 46f80d0729c92d
-  DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging') }}
-  DEPLOY_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/r') }}
+#  STAGING_PROFILE_ID: 46f80d0729c92d
+#  DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging') }}
+#  DEPLOY_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/r') }}
+   DEPLOY: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/r')) }}
 jobs:
   check-format:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -36,37 +37,37 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run format checks
         run: |
           mvn spotless:check -Pjdk17 -B -U -e
-  prepare:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    outputs:
-      repositoryUrl: ${{ steps.repository.outputs.repositoryUrl }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Create staging repository
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true'
-        id: staging
-        run: |
-          echo "Creating staging repository with profile $STAGING_PROFILE_ID"
-          echo "<promoteRequest><data><description>Releasing TF Java - created by CI build</description></data></promoteRequest>" > request.xml
-          curl -X POST -d @request.xml -s -o response.xml -u ${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }} -H "Content-Type:application/xml" \
-              https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/staging/profiles/$STAGING_PROFILE_ID/start
-          export STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID=`awk -F'[<>]' '/stagedRepositoryId/{print $3}' response.xml`
-          echo "Staging repository created: $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID"
-          echo "::set-output name=stagingRepositoryId::$STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID"
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Extract distribution repository URL
-        id: repository
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ env.DEPLOY_RELEASE }}" = "true" ]]; then
-            export REPOSITORY_URL=`mvn exec:exec -q -N -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args="\\${project.distributionManagement.repository.url}" -DstagingRepositoryId=${{ steps.staging.outputs.stagingRepositoryId }}`
-          else
-            export REPOSITORY_URL=`mvn exec:exec -q -N -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args="\\${project.distributionManagement.snapshotRepository.url}"`
-          fi
-          echo "Repository URL: $REPOSITORY_URL"
-          echo "::set-output name=repositoryUrl::$REPOSITORY_URL"
+#  prepare:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+#    outputs:
+#      repositoryUrl: ${{ steps.repository.outputs.repositoryUrl }}
+#    steps:
+#      - name: Create staging repository
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true'
+#        id: staging
+#        run: |
+#          echo "Creating staging repository with profile $STAGING_PROFILE_ID"
+#          echo "<promoteRequest><data><description>Releasing TF Java - created by CI build</description></data></promoteRequest>" > request.xml
+#          curl -X POST -d @request.xml -s -o response.xml -u ${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }} -H "Content-Type:application/xml" \
+#              https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/staging/profiles/$STAGING_PROFILE_ID/start
+#          export STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID=`awk -F'[<>]' '/stagedRepositoryId/{print $3}' response.xml`
+#          echo "Staging repository created: $STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID"
+#          echo "::set-output name=stagingRepositoryId::$STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID"
+#      - name: Checkout repository
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+#      - name: Extract distribution repository URL
+#        id: repository
+#        run: |
+#          if [[ "${{ env.DEPLOY_RELEASE }}" = "true" ]]; then
+#            export REPOSITORY_URL=`mvn exec:exec -q -N -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args="\\${project.distributionManagement.repository.url}" -DstagingRepositoryId=${{ steps.staging.outputs.stagingRepositoryId }}`
+#          else
+#            export REPOSITORY_URL=`mvn exec:exec -q -N -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args="\\${project.distributionManagement.snapshotRepository.url}"`
+#          fi
+#          echo "Repository URL: $REPOSITORY_URL"
+#          echo "::set-output name=repositoryUrl::$REPOSITORY_URL"
   linux-arm64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-2204-arm64-2c
-    needs: prepare
+#    needs: prepare
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ext: [""]
@@ -90,10 +91,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "<settings><servers><server><id>central</id><username>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME }}</username><password>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }}</password></server></servers></settings>" > $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
           mvn clean install -pl '!tensorflow-framework' -B -U -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Build native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
         run: mvn -f tensorflow-core/tensorflow-core-native/pom.xml package -B -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Upload native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+        if: env.DEPLOY == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: native-artifact-${{ github.job }}${{ matrix.ext }}
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
   linux-x86_64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: prepare
+#    needs: prepare
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ext: ["", -gpu]
@@ -121,10 +123,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "<settings><servers><server><id>central</id><username>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME }}</username><password>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }}</password></server></servers></settings>" > $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
           mvn clean install -pl '!tensorflow-framework' -B -U -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Build native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
         run: mvn -f tensorflow-core/tensorflow-core-native/pom.xml package -B -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Upload native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+        if: env.DEPLOY == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: native-artifact-${{ github.job }}${{ matrix.ext }}
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
   macosx-arm64:
     runs-on: macos-14
-    needs: prepare
+#    needs: prepare
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ext: [""]
@@ -153,10 +156,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "<settings><servers><server><id>central</id><username>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME }}</username><password>${{ secrets.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }}</password></server></servers></settings>" > $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
           mvn clean install -pl '!tensorflow-framework' -B -U -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Build native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
         run: mvn -f tensorflow-core/tensorflow-core-native/pom.xml package -B -e -Djavacpp.platform=${{ github.job }} -Djavacpp.platform.extension=${{ matrix.ext }}
       - name: Upload native artifact
-        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+#        if: env.DEPLOY_RELEASE == 'true' || env.DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT == 'true'
+        if: env.DEPLOY == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: native-artifact-${{ github.job }}${{ matrix.ext }}
@@ -165,7 +169,8 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
 
   deploy:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging') }} # DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT (releases should be signed and deployed manually from local machine)
+#    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging') }} # DEPLOY_SNAPSHOT (releases should be signed and deployed manually from local machine)
+    if: env.DEPLOY == 'true'
     needs: [linux-x86_64, macosx-arm64, linux-arm64]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps: