diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-preview-local.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-preview-local.yml
index 764adb6b51..c77e920e67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-preview-local.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-preview-local.yml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      deployments: none
+      deployments: write
       id-token: write
       pull-requests: none
     outputs:
@@ -216,10 +216,8 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Create Deployment
-        # disabled: deployments are not enabled on this branch
         if: >
-          false
-          && env.MATCH == 'true'
+          env.MATCH == 'true'
           && needs.check.outputs.any_modified != 'false'
           && (
             github.event_name == 'push'
@@ -334,6 +332,7 @@ jobs:
           && steps.internal-docs-build.outputs.skip != 'true'
           && steps.internal-docs-build.outcome == 'success'
           && steps.internal-validate-path-prefixes.outcome == 'success'
+          && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
 
       - name: Upload to S3
         id: s3-upload
@@ -342,6 +341,7 @@ jobs:
           && !cancelled()
           && steps.internal-docs-build.outputs.skip != 'true'
           && steps.internal-docs-build.outcome == 'success'
+          && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
         env:
           AWS_RETRY_MODE: standard
           AWS_MAX_ATTEMPTS: 6
@@ -363,10 +363,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update deployment status
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        # disabled: deployments are not enabled on this branch
         if: >
-          false
-          && env.MATCH == 'true'
+          env.MATCH == 'true'
           && always()
           && steps.deployment.outputs.result
         env: