diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4f354f1..2ba5ae7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,3 +46,24 @@ deploy_stage:
     name: stage
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+
+deploy_production:
+  stage: deploy
+  tags:
+    - manifests-runner
+  image:
+    name: bitnami/kubectl:latest
+    entrypoint: [""]
+  before_script:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.kube
+    - echo "$KUBECONFIGCONTENT" > ~/.kube/config
+    - chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
+  script:
+    - kubectl apply -f manifests/prod/
+    - kubectl set image deployment/flask-app flask-app=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA -n prod
+    - kubectl rollout status deployment/flask-app -n prod
+  environment:
+    name: production
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+      when: manual