diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index a07b1c8fea..869d49bc60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           - ${{ inputs.stage }}
         exclude:
           - asset: cloud-hypervisor-glibc
-            stage: "release"
+            stage: release
     steps:
       - name: Login to Kata Containers quay.io
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-registry == 'yes' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
index 85d7bd18b8..cafc6e0200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: CI | Build kata-static tarball for arm64
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      stage:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: test
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ jobs:
           - rootfs-initrd
           - shim-v2
           - virtiofsd
+        stage:
+          - ${{ inputs.stage }}
     steps:
       - name: Adjust a permission for repo
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index 8c7b886370..0fe7e9200d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: CI | Build kata-static tarball for s390x
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      stage:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: test
       tarball-suffix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -25,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           - rootfs-initrd
           - shim-v2
           - virtiofsd
+        stage:
+          - ${{ inputs.stage }}
     steps:
       - name: Adjust a permission for repo
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
index 7b0782ddc6..6ff9906969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build-kata-static-tarball-amd64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
     with:
-      stage: "release"
+      stage: release
 
   kata-deploy:
     needs: build-kata-static-tarball-amd64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
index 9fabba3c9c..cd7db8fdfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build-kata-static-tarball-arm64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
     with:
-      stage: "release"
+      stage: release
 
   kata-deploy:
     needs: build-kata-static-tarball-arm64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
index 3bf3394a88..5f3aaf05fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build-kata-static-tarball-s390x:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
     with:
-      stage: "release"
+      stage: release
 
   kata-deploy:
     needs: build-kata-static-tarball-s390x