diff --git a/scripts/release/build/build_scenario.py b/scripts/release/build/build_scenario.py
index 2fb27e173..5997e2cbe 100644
--- a/scripts/release/build/build_scenario.py
+++ b/scripts/release/build/build_scenario.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 from git import Repo
 
 from lib.base_logger import logger
-from scripts.release.constants import triggered_by_git_tag, is_evg_patch, is_running_in_evg, get_version_id
+from scripts.release.constants import triggered_by_git_tag, is_evg_patch, is_running_in_evg, get_version_id, \
+    DEFAULT_REPOSITORY_PATH
 from scripts.release.version import calculate_next_version
 
 COMMIT_SHA_LENGTH = 8
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class BuildScenario(StrEnum):
     DEVELOPMENT = "development"  # Local build on a developer machine
 
     @classmethod
-    def infer_scenario_from_environment(cls) -> "BuildScenario":
+    def infer_scenario_from_environment(cls, repository_path: str = DEFAULT_REPOSITORY_PATH) -> "BuildScenario":
         """Infer the build scenario from environment variables."""
         git_tag = triggered_by_git_tag()
         is_patch = is_evg_patch()
@@ -28,13 +29,12 @@ def infer_scenario_from_environment(cls) -> "BuildScenario":
             # Release scenario and the git tag will be used for promotion process only
             scenario = BuildScenario.RELEASE
             logger.info(f"Build scenario: {scenario} (git_tag: {git_tag})")
+        elif is_evg and not is_patch:
+            scenario = BuildScenario.STAGING
+            logger.info(f"Build scenario: {scenario} (version_id: {get_staging_version_id(repository_path)}")
         elif is_patch or is_evg:
             scenario = BuildScenario.PATCH
             logger.info(f"Build scenario: {scenario} (patch_id: {patch_id})")
-        # TODO: Uncomment the following lines when starting to work on staging builds
-        # elif is_evg:
-        #     scenario = BuildScenario.STAGING
-        #     logger.info(f"Build scenario: {scenario} (patch_id: {patch_id})")
         else:
             scenario = BuildScenario.DEVELOPMENT
             logger.info(f"Build scenario: {scenario}")
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_version(self, repository_path: str, changelog_sub_path: str, initial_com
                     raise ValueError(f"version_id environment variable is not set for `{self}` build scenario")
                 return patch_id
             case BuildScenario.STAGING:
-                return repo.head.object.hexsha[:COMMIT_SHA_LENGTH]
+                return get_staging_version_id(repository_path)
             case BuildScenario.RELEASE:
                 return calculate_next_version(repo, changelog_sub_path, initial_commit_sha, initial_version)
             case BuildScenario.MANUAL_RELEASE:
@@ -65,3 +65,8 @@ def get_version(self, repository_path: str, changelog_sub_path: str, initial_com
                 return None
 
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown build scenario: {self}")
+
+
+def get_staging_version_id(repository_path: str):
+    repo = Repo(repository_path)
+    return repo.head.object.hexsha[:COMMIT_SHA_LENGTH]