diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index f6c402530..4c8f735bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,20 @@ name: Docs
 
 # Build the Antora site (with generated operator pages and the
 # cross-backend coverage matrix) on every PR and push, and publish to
-# GitHub Pages when a release is published, so the live site tracks the
-# last released version. Dokka API bundling is wired in commit 6 of the
+# GitHub Pages on every push to develop, so the live site tracks the
+# last merge. Dokka API bundling is wired in commit 6 of the
 # docs-to-Antora migration (see issue #494).
+#
+# Previously gated the deploy on `release: published`, matching the
+# stated intent of "canonical site = latest release" — but this repo's
+# actual release process only ever pushes a git tag, never a GitHub
+# Release object, so that trigger has never once fired (issue #975).
+# Deploying on every push to develop instead — same as
+# SKaiNET-transformers' docs.yml — guarantees the site is never more
+# than one merge behind, and is simpler than the release-gated version
+# nobody was exercising. Revisit this pairing with #976 (versioned
+# docs) if "canonical site = latest release" needs to come back as a
+# distinct, working thing rather than "whatever's latest on develop".
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -22,14 +33,6 @@ on:
       - 'build.gradle.kts'
       - 'build-logic/**'
       - 'skainet-lang/skainet-lang-core/**'
-  # Publish on release: the live site tracks the last released version.
-  # `release: published` is immune to the `paths:` filter above (so every
-  # release rebuilds docs) and checks out the released commit, where
-  # `generateDocs`/`dokkaGenerate` run live against the working tree — no
-  # need to commit generated pages. Single-version for now; a dedicated
-  # multi-repo aggregation site can come later (see issue #494).
-  release:
-    types: [ published ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -128,10 +131,11 @@ jobs:
           path: docs/build/site
 
   deploy-docs:
-    # Canonical site = latest release. Deploy only on a published release;
-    # develop/main pushes still run build-docs above for validation but no
-    # longer publish to Pages.
-    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    # Deploy on every push to develop that touched docs-relevant paths (see
+    # the `on: push: paths:` filter above) — matches SKaiNET-transformers'
+    # docs.yml. PR builds and pushes to other branches still run build-docs
+    # for validation but don't publish.
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && github.event_name == 'push'
     needs: build-docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: