diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 0f54e52178..5f3ed927ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ jobs:
           docker build --build-arg KATA_ARTIFACTS=kata-static.tar.xz -t katadocker/kata-deploy-ci:$pkg_sha ./packaging/kata-deploy
           docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
           docker push katadocker/kata-deploy-ci:$pkg_sha
+          echo "::set-output name=PKG_SHA::${pkg_sha}"
       - name: test-kata-deploy-ci-in-aks
         uses: ./packaging/kata-deploy/action
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 70fa893617..47b641ed31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ jobs:
           docker push katadocker/kata-deploy-ci:$pkg_sha
           mkdir -p packaging/kata-deploy
           ln -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/action packaging/kata-deploy/action
+          echo "::set-output name=PKG_SHA::${pkg_sha}"
       - name: test-kata-deploy-ci-in-aks
         uses: ./packaging/kata-deploy/action
         with: