diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index adc6292..f389fd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p $HOME/.kube
           echo "${{ secrets.DO_KUBECONFIG }}" | base64 --decode > $HOME/.kube/config
+      
+      - name: Create .env file
+        run: |
+          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_OPEN_AI_API_KEY"=${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_OPEN_AI_API_KEY }} > .env
+
+      - name: Create ConfigMap from .env file
+        run: |
+          kubectl create configmap app-config --from-env-file=.env --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 
       - name: Deploy to Kubernetes
         run: |
diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index cae81d5..569aa32 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: motto
         image: nheek/motto:latest
+        envFrom:
+            - configMapRef:
+                name: app-config
         ports:
         - containerPort: 3000
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