diff --git a/cmd/airflow.go b/cmd/airflow.go
index a67742f5f..eb979691a 100644
--- a/cmd/airflow.go
+++ b/cmd/airflow.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/airflow"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/config"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/fileutil"
-	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/git"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -57,7 +56,10 @@ astro airflow run create_user -r Admin -u admin -e admin@example.com -f admin -l
 		Long:    "Deploy an airflow project to a given deployment",
 		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		PreRunE: ensureProjectDir,
-		RunE:    airflowDeploy,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			deployCmd.Run(cmd, args)
+		},
+		Deprecated: "Please use new command instead `astro deploy DEPLOYMENT [flags]`",
 	}
 
 	airflowStartCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Airflow deploy
 	airflowRootCmd.AddCommand(airflowDeployCmd)
-	airflowDeployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forceDeploy, "force", "f", false, "Force deploy if uncommited changes")
+	airflowDeployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forceDeploy, "force", "f", false, "Force deploy if uncommitted changes")
 	airflowDeployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forcePrompt, "prompt", "p", false, "Force prompt to choose target deployment")
 	airflowDeployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&saveDeployConfig, "save", "s", false, "Save deployment in config for future deploys")
 	airflowDeployCmd.Flags().StringVar(&workspaceId, "workspace-id", "", "workspace assigned to deployment")
@@ -228,36 +230,6 @@ func airflowInit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func airflowDeploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	ws, err := coalesceWorkspace()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to find a valid workspace")
-		// fmt.Println("Default workspace id not set, set default workspace id or pass a workspace in via the --workspace-id flag")
-	}
-
-	releaseName := ""
-
-	// Get release name from args, if passed
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		releaseName = args[0]
-	}
-
-	// Save releasename in config if specified
-	if len(releaseName) > 0 && saveDeployConfig {
-		config.CFG.ProjectDeployment.SetProjectString(releaseName)
-	}
-
-	if git.HasUncommitedChanges() && !forceDeploy {
-		fmt.Println(messages.REGISTRY_UNCOMMITTED_CHANGES)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Silence Usage as we have now validated command input
-	cmd.SilenceUsage = true
-
-	return airflow.Deploy(config.WorkingPath, releaseName, ws, forcePrompt)
-}
-
 // Start an airflow cluster
 func airflowStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// Silence Usage as we have now validated command input
diff --git a/cmd/deploy.go b/cmd/deploy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072caa5aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/deploy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/airflow"
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/config"
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/messages"
+	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/pkg/git"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	deployCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "deploy DEPLOYMENT",
+		Short:   "Deploy an airflow project",
+		Long:    "Deploy an airflow project to a given deployment",
+		Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		PreRunE: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:    deploy,
+		Aliases: []string{"airflow deploy"},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(deployCmd)
+	deployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forceDeploy, "force", "f", false, "Force deploy if uncommitted changes")
+	deployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forcePrompt, "prompt", "p", false, "Force prompt to choose target deployment")
+	deployCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&saveDeployConfig, "save", "s", false, "Save deployment in config for future deploys")
+	deployCmd.Flags().StringVar(&workspaceId, "workspace-id", "", "workspace assigned to deployment")
+}
+
+func deploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	ws, err := coalesceWorkspace()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to find a valid workspace")
+		// fmt.Println("Default workspace id not set, set default workspace id or pass a workspace in via the --workspace-id flag")
+	}
+
+	releaseName := ""
+
+	// Get release name from args, if passed
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		releaseName = args[0]
+	}
+
+	// Save release name in config if specified
+	if len(releaseName) > 0 && saveDeployConfig {
+		config.CFG.ProjectDeployment.SetProjectString(releaseName)
+	}
+
+	if git.HasUncommitedChanges() && !forceDeploy {
+		fmt.Println(messages.REGISTRY_UNCOMMITTED_CHANGES)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Silence Usage as we have now validated command input
+	cmd.SilenceUsage = true
+
+	return airflow.Deploy(config.WorkingPath, releaseName, ws, forcePrompt)
+}