diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
index 1b2df60..53ab7ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ jobs:
               run: docker build --target test --tag backend:test ./backend
             - name: Run tests
               run: docker run --env-file backend/.env.test backend:test
+
+    publish:
+        name: Publish
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: build
+        if:  ${{ (github.ref == 'refs/heads/continuous-deployment-to-azure') && (github.event_name == 'push') }}
+        steps:
+            - name: Placeholder
+              run: echo Publishing
+            - name: Checkout Repository
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            
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