diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index ebc20ad..ec1b031 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [main, dev]
     tags: ['v*']
   pull_request:
 
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -v ./...
 
   docker:
-    # build & push image only on tags (releases)
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    # build & push image only on tags (releases) and dev branch (dev deploy)
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
     needs: test
     runs-on: [debian-latest]
     env:
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: |
             git.archfox.org/poslop/palette:${{ gitea.ref_name }}
-            git.archfox.org/poslop/palette:latest
+            ${{ startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/') && 'git.archfox.org/poslop/palette:latest' || '' }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max