diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildReleaseContainers.yaml b/.github/workflows/buildReleaseContainers.yaml
index c2c8dce2fa..4a0742b9b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildReleaseContainers.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildReleaseContainers.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      container-tag:
-        type: string
-        required: true
+    # inputs:
+    #   container-tag:
+    #     type: string
+    #     required: true
 
 jobs:
   list-containers:
@@ -22,53 +22,53 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         container-to-build: ${{fromJson(needs.list-containers.outputs.containers)}}
-    permissions:
-      contents: "read"
-      id-token: "write"
-      packages: "write"
-    steps:
-      - name: Check Out Changes
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ inputs.container-tag }}
+    # permissions:
+    #   contents: "read"
+    #   id-token: "write"
+    #   packages: "write"
+    # steps:
+    #   - name: Check Out Changes
+    #     uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    #     with:
+    #       fetch-depth: 0
+    #       ref: ${{ inputs.container-tag }}
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+    #   - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+    #     uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    #   - name: Log in to the Container registry
+    #     uses: docker/login-action@v2
+    #     with:
+    #       registry: ghcr.io
+    #       username: ${{ github.actor }}
+    #       password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.container-tag }}
-          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
-          # this sets the version for tags and labels for each of the containers to be
-          # be the same as the version/tag where the code was pulled from
-          tags: |
-            type=semver,pattern={{raw}},value=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
-            type=ref,event=branch
-            type=ref,event=tag,pattern={{raw}},value=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
+    #   - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+    #     id: meta
+    #     uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+    #     with:
+    #       ref: ${{ inputs.container-tag }}
+    #       images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
+    #       # this sets the version for tags and labels for each of the containers to be
+    #       # be the same as the version/tag where the code was pulled from
+    #       tags: |
+    #         type=semver,pattern={{raw}},value=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
+    #         type=ref,event=branch
+    #         type=ref,event=tag,pattern={{raw}},value=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
+    #       labels: |
+    #         org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ inputs.container-tag }}
 
-      - name: Target phdi release in requirements.txt
-        working-directory: ./containers/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
-        run: |
-          sed 's/phdi @ git+https:\/\/github.com\/CDCgov\/phdi.git@main/phdi @ git+https:\/\/github.com\/CDCgov\/phdi.git@${{ inputs.container-tag }}/g' requirements.txt > requirements_new.txt && mv requirements_new.txt requirements.txt
+    #   - name: Target phdi release in requirements.txt
+    #     working-directory: ./containers/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
+    #     run: |
+    #       sed 's/phdi @ git+https:\/\/github.com\/CDCgov\/phdi.git@main/phdi @ git+https:\/\/github.com\/CDCgov\/phdi.git@${{ inputs.container-tag }}/g' requirements.txt > requirements_new.txt && mv requirements_new.txt requirements.txt
 
-      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
-        with:
-          context: ./containers/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+    #   - name: Build and push
+    #     uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+    #     with:
+    #       context: ./containers/${{matrix.container-to-build}}
+    #       push: true
+    #       tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+    #       labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+    #       cache-from: type=gha
+    #       cache-to: type=gha,mode=max