diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 79b69cf..d2d2ee4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,24 @@ jobs:
               echo "project_name=$PRJ-$TARGET"
               echo "short_sha=$SHORT_SHA"
             } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+            # ⏳ Wait for Upstream Packages/Images if Tagged
+            if [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
+              echo "🔎 Checking for @mintel dependencies in package.json..."
+              # Extract any @mintel/ version (they should be synced in monorepo)
+              UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(grep -o '"@mintel/.*": "[^"]*"' package.json | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4 | sed 's/\^//; s/\~//')
+              TAG_TO_WAIT="v$UPSTREAM_VERSION"
+              
+              if [[ -n "$UPSTREAM_VERSION" && "$UPSTREAM_VERSION" != "workspace:"* ]]; then
+                echo "⏳ This release depends on @mintel v$UPSTREAM_VERSION. Waiting for upstream build..."
+                # Fetch script from monorepo (main)
+                curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+                  "https://git.infra.mintel.me/mmintel/at-mintel/raw/branch/main/packages/infra/scripts/wait-for-upstream.sh" > wait-for-upstream.sh
+                chmod +x wait-for-upstream.sh
+                
+                GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ./wait-for-upstream.sh "mmintel/at-mintel" "$TAG_TO_WAIT"
+              fi
+            fi
           else
              echo "target=skip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi