diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
index 3976111f2..a499154ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ jobs:
         id: set-deployment-name
         run: echo "DEPLOYMENT_NAME=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Start dev server deployment
+        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1
+        id: deployment
+        with:
+          step: start
+          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          env: "branch-${{env.DEPLOYMENT_NAME}}"
+          ref: ${{github.head_ref}}
+
       - run: cmake .
         id: cmake
       - run: make pull-modules
@@ -78,6 +87,17 @@ jobs:
           retry_wait_seconds: 15
           max_attempts: 3
 
+      - name: update deployment status
+        id: finalize-deployment
+        uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1
+        with:
+          step: finish
+          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          env: "branch-${{env.DEPLOYMENT_NAME}}"
+          status: ${{job.status}}
+          deployment_id: ${{steps.deployment.outputs.deployment_id}}
+          env_url: ${{secrets.TARANTOOL_HOST}}/doc/${{env.DEPLOYMENT_NAME}}/
+
       - name: Send VK Teams message on failures
         # bot token won't be accessible in the forks
         if: ${{ failure() && env.VKTEAMS_BOT_TOKEN != '' }}