diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6658df81ada1fb7d03e47a33bd253135cfccf1c4..3f2775edbf9e2ccd2cdd2bd00b2bdd3ca377f6b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ delete-meili-helm-release:
     - echo "Removing $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME-meilisearch"
     - helm delete -n ${NAMESPACE} ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}-${CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME}-meilisearch 
 
+
+delete-meili-helm-release:prod:
+  except:
+    - master
+  stage: deploy-meilisearch
+  when: manual
+  image: harbor.pasteur.fr/kube-system/helm-kubectl:$HELM_VERSION
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none # important to not checkout source when branch is deleted
+    NAMESPACE: "defense-finder-prod"
+  environment:
+    name: " k8sprod-02"
+    action: stop
+  script:
+    - echo "Removing $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME-meilisearch"
+    - helm delete -n ${NAMESPACE} ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}-${CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME}-meilisearch 
+
+
 # Update Meili search indexes
 
 .update-refseq-index:
@@ -351,3 +369,19 @@ delete-helm-release:
   script:
     - echo "Removing $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME"
     - helm delete -n ${NAMESPACE} $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME
+
+delete-helm-release:prod:
+  except:
+    - master
+  stage: deploy
+  when: manual
+  image: harbor.pasteur.fr/kube-system/helm-kubectl:$HELM_VERSION
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none # important to not checkout source when branch is deleted
+    NAMESPACE: "defense-finder-prod"
+  environment:
+    name: "k8sprod-02"
+    action: stop
+  script:
+    - echo "Removing $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME"
+    - helm delete -n ${NAMESPACE} $CI_PROJECT_NAME-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME