diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
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+name: build app-directory on documentation update
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      "documentation/**.md"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write 
+
+jobs:
+    run-update:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    build-directory:
+      needs: run-update
+      name: build app-directory
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/update-documentation.yml
+      with:
+        branch-name: 'main'
+      secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/update-documentation.yml
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+name: update-documentation
+
+on: 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch-name:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: "main"
+        
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs: 
+      branch-name:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+    secrets:
+      token:
+        required: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write 
+  
+jobs:
+  update-main-branch:
+    name: dispatch for documentation
+    uses: clamsproject/apps/.github/workflows/jekyll-build-deploy.yml@theming
+    if: ${{inputs.branch-name == 'theming'}}
+    with: 
+      branch-name: ${{inputs.branch-name}}
+    secrets: inherit 
+  
+  update-theming-branch:
+    name: dispatch for documentation
+    uses: clamsproject/apps/.github/workflows/jekyll-build-deploy.yml@main
+    if: ${{inputs.branch-name == 'main'}}
+    with:
+      branch-name: ${{inputs.branch-name}}      
+    secrets: inherit
+  #more jobs