diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-build-push-ecr.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-build-push-ecr.yml
index 4b50a6429c..89c31fd9e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-build-push-ecr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-build-push-ecr.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
   #       options:
   #         - dev
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 env:
   AWS_REGION: us-east-1
   DOCKER_REGISTRY: 992382389965.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
@@ -36,15 +40,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: dev
 
-      - name: Extract Docker metadata
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+      - name: Create new tag (semantic versioning)
+        id: tag
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
         with:
-          images: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}
-          tags: |
-            type=ref,event=branch
-            type=ref,event=tag
-            type=sha
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release_branches: dev
+          default_bump: patch   # can be major/minor/patch
 
       
       - name: Set Up AWS Credentials
@@ -62,8 +64,10 @@ jobs:
           sudo docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
       - name: Build Docker Image
         run: |
-          sudo docker build -t ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }} .
-          # sudo docker tag ${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:latest ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          sudo docker build -t ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.new_tag }} \
+                            -t ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:latest .
+          # sudo docker tag ${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:latest ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.new_tag }}
       - name: Push Docker Image to ECR
         run: |
-          sudo docker push ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          sudo docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.new_tag }}
+          sudo docker push ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}:latest