diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e824660fb..79eae695d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -196,7 +196,13 @@ uv run --with-editable '.[dev]' pytest tests -vv
 
 ### notes for maintainers
 
-#### run the metadata update script
+#### deploy the metadata update flow
+```
+uv run prefect --no-prompt deploy --all
+```
+
+
+#### run the metadata update script interactively
 
 this is the main entrypoint flow for updating all collections
 ```bash
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@ this will:
   - update the worker metadata
 - create or update a PR with these changes
 
-#### run the worker metadata sync script
+#### run the worker metadata sync script interactively
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Though this script is automatically run on merge to `main`, you may also want to run it manually if something goes wrong.
diff --git a/prefect.yaml b/prefect.yaml
index 4e4ac0e22..b5e139172 100644
--- a/prefect.yaml
+++ b/prefect.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 name: prefect-collection-registry
-prefect-version: 3.0.0
-
 
 definitions:
   work_pools:
@@ -8,9 +6,6 @@ definitions:
       name: kubernetes-prd-internal-tools
       job_variables:
         image: prefecthq/prefect:3.1.11-python3.12
-        env:
-          EXTRA_PIP_PACKAGES: github3.py fastjsonschema prefect-gcp
-
 
 build:
 
@@ -19,18 +14,15 @@ push:
 pull:
 - prefect.deployments.steps.git_clone:
     repository: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect-collection-registry
-    branch: main
-
+    branch: revamp-registry-flow
+- prefect.deployments.steps.run_shell_script:
+    script: |
+      ls -la
+      cd prefect-collection-registry
+      ls -la
+      uv sync --frozen
 
 deployments:
-- name: update-a-collection
-  tags: []
-  description: Updates each variety of metadata for a given package.
-  schedules:
-  entrypoint: src/prefect_collection_registry/update_collection_metadata.py:update_collection_metadata
-  parameters: {}
-  work_pool: *kubernetes_prd_internal_tools
-
 - name: update-all-collections
   tags: []
   description: "`update-all-collections` triggers many instances of `update-collection-metadata`
@@ -41,12 +33,6 @@ deployments:
     of `update_collection_metadata` for each such package."
   schedules:
   - cron: 0 6,12,18 * * 1-5
-    timezone: EST
-    day_or: true
-    active: true
-    max_active_runs:
-    catchup: false
+    timezone: UTC
   entrypoint: src/prefect_collection_registry/update_collection_metadata.py:update_all_collections
   work_pool: *kubernetes_prd_internal_tools
-  parameters: {}
-  enforce_parameter_schema: true