diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
index 68a8e76..5351570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       packages: write
 
+    outputs:
+      image: ${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.IMAGE_NAME }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.IMAGE_DATE_TAG }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout project ⬇️
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -119,7 +123,13 @@ jobs:
             PANDOC_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.pandoc_version }}
             QUARTO_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.quarto_version }}
 
+  sec_ops:
+    name: SecOps
+    needs: build_publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
       - name: Update security artifacts
         uses: boehringer-ingelheim/dv.ci-images/.github/workflows/secops.yml@secops
         with:
-          image_tag: "${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.IMAGE_DATE_TAG }}"
+          image_tag: "${{ needs.build_publish.outputs.image }}:${{ needs.build_publish.outputs.tag }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/secops.yml b/.github/workflows/secops.yml
index e974262..72e5154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/secops.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/secops.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ on:
         default: "ghcr.io/boehringer-ingelheim/r_4.3.2_cran_2024.01.12:latest"
         type: string
 
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - seops
-
 jobs:
   build_publish:
     name: SecOps