diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-prod-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-prod-build-deploy.yml
index 6721af2443..2ee8931ccf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-prod-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-prod-build-deploy.yml
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed 's|#{IMAGE}#|${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}|g' docker-compose.prod.tmpl.yaml > docker-compose.prod.yaml
 
-      - name: 'Apply updated docker-compose.prod.yaml config to staging slot'
+      - name: 'Apply updated docker-compose.prod.yaml config to canary slot'
         run: |
-          az webapp config container set --multicontainer-config-type COMPOSE --multicontainer-config-file docker-compose.prod.yaml --slot staging -n ghdocs-prod -g docs-prod
+          az webapp config container set --multicontainer-config-type COMPOSE --multicontainer-config-file docker-compose.prod.yaml --slot canary -n ghdocs-prod -g docs-prod
 
-      # Watch staging slot instances to see when all the instances are ready
-      - name: Check that staging slot is ready
+      # Watch canary slot instances to see when all the instances are ready
+      - name: Check that canary slot is ready
         uses: actions/github-script@2b34a689ec86a68d8ab9478298f91d5401337b7d
         env:
           CHECK_INTERVAL: 10000
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
             let hasStopped = false
             const waitDuration = parseInt(process.env.CHECK_INTERVAL, 10) || 10000
             async function doCheck() {
-              const states = getStatesForSlot('staging')
+              const states = getStatesForSlot('canary')
               console.log(`Instance states:`, states)
 
               // We must wait until at-least 1 instance has STOPPED to know we're looking at the "next" deployment and not the "previous" one
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ jobs:
 
             doCheck()
 
-      # TODO - make a request to verify the staging app version aligns with *this* github action workflow commit sha
-      - name: 'Swap staging slot to production'
+      # TODO - make a request to verify the canary app version aligns with *this* github action workflow commit sha
+      - name: 'Swap canary slot to production'
         run: |
-          az webapp deployment slot swap --slot staging --target-slot production -n ghdocs-prod -g docs-prod
+          az webapp deployment slot swap --slot canary --target-slot production -n ghdocs-prod -g docs-prod
 
       - name: Purge Fastly edge cache
         env: