diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index b3e1670af33..e2f33675ec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         description: 'Build amd64 `without_adx` and `without_netgo_without_adx` images, and arm64 images'
         required: false
-      private_build:
-        type: boolean
-        description: 'Build private images'
-        required: false
 
 jobs:
   # matrix_builder generates a matrix that includes the roles selected in the input
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
   docker-push:
     name: ${{ matrix.role }} images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: Production Docker Registry
+    environment: Private Registry Builds 
     needs: matrix_builder
 
     # setup jobs for each role
@@ -110,33 +106,20 @@ jobs:
     - id: auth
       uses: google-github-actions/auth@v1
       with:
-        credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCR_SERVICE_KEY_SECRET }}
+        credentials_json: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_REGISTRY_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
     - name: Set up Google Cloud SDK
       uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v1
 
     - name: Authenticate Docker with gcloud
       run: |
-        if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.private_build }}" == "true" ]]; then
-          gcloud auth configure-docker us-central1-docker.pkg.dev
-        else
-          gcloud auth configure-docker
-        fi
-
-    - name: Set CONTAINER_REGISTRY
-      id: set-registry
-      run: |
-        if [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.private_build }}" == "true" ]]; then
-          echo "CONTAINER_REGISTRY=${{ vars.PRIVATE_REGISTRY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        else
-          echo "CONTAINER_REGISTRY=${{ vars.PUBLIC_REGISTRY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        fi
+        gcloud auth configure-docker us-central1-docker.pkg.dev
 
     - name: Build/Push ${{ matrix.role }} amd64 images with adx (default)
       env:
         IMAGE_TAG: ${{ inputs.docker_tag }}
         CADENCE_DEPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.CADENCE_DEPLOY_KEY }}
       run: |
-        make docker-build-${{ matrix.role }}-with-adx docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-with-adx CONTAINER_REGISTRY=$CONTAINER_REGISTRY
+        make docker-build-${{ matrix.role }}-with-adx docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-with-adx CONTAINER_REGISTRY=${{ vars.PRIVATE_REGISTRY }}
 
     - name: Build/Push ${{ matrix.role }} amd64 images without netgo and without adx, arm64 images
       if: ${{ inputs.include_alternative_builds }}
@@ -146,7 +129,5 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         make docker-build-${{ matrix.role }}-without-adx docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-without-adx \
           docker-build-${{ matrix.role }}-without-netgo-without-adx docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-without-netgo-without-adx \
-          docker-cross-build-${{ matrix.role }}-arm docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-arm CONTAINER_REGISTRY=$CONTAINER_REGISTRY
-
+          docker-cross-build-${{ matrix.role }}-arm docker-push-${{ matrix.role }}-arm CONTAINER_REGISTRY=${{ vars.PRIVATE_REGISTRY }}
 
-