gha: deploy if version kind is dev.

.github/workflows/build-image.yml

@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: default
     outputs:
+      VERSION_KIND: ${{ steps.config_step.outputs.VERSION_KIND }}
       VERSION_STR: ${{ steps.config_step.outputs.VERSION_STR }}
       ALT_TAGS: ${{ steps.config_step.outputs.ALT_TAGS }}
     steps:
       - name: "Determine Version"
         id: config_step
         run: |-
           #VER_KIND = 'alpha' (not deployed) | 'dev' | 'beta' | 'gold'
-          VER_KIND=alpha
+          VER_KIND=dev
           
           VER_BUILD=$(date +%H%M)
           # limit to only first 3 chars
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "VERSION_STR=${VERSION_STR}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "ALT_TAGS=${ALT_TAGS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "VERSION_KIND=${VER_KIND}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           echo "::notice::Version KIND=${VER_KIND}, STR=${VERSION_STR}${ALT_TAGS}, INT=${VERSION_INT}"
   #endjob build_cfg
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
                 ]
               },
               "deployment": {
-                "deploy_flag": "${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}",
+                "deploy_flag": "${{ needs.build_cfg.outputs.VERSION_KIND == 'dev' }}",
                 "k8s_project": "${{ env.K8S_PROJECT }}",
                 "k8s_container": "${{ env.K8S_CONTAINER }}",
                 "deploy_msg": "${{ env.SLACK_DEPLOY_MSG }}"