diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml
index 470b72e0..52ec66ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Materialize verified region data
         env:
           REGION_DATA_BASE_URL: ${{ vars.REGION_DATA_BASE_URL }}
-        run: node scripts/sync-region-data.mjs --groups region-dist --prune
+        run: node scripts/sync-region-data.mjs --groups region-dist,region-db --prune
 
       - name: Type check API
         run: pnpm --filter api-ground-codes check-types
diff --git a/scripts/qa-workflows.test.mjs b/scripts/qa-workflows.test.mjs
index 6859c3b3..95e12323 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-workflows.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-workflows.test.mjs
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ describe("verified R2 region-data workflow materialization", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("syncs region-dist before API verification, import detection, and build", () => {
+  test("syncs both groups before API verification, import detection, and build", () => {
     const workflow = readText("../.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml");
-    const syncStep = assertPublicSyncStep(workflow, "region-dist");
+    const syncStep = assertPublicSyncStep(workflow, "region-dist,region-db");
     const detectorStep = workflowStep(
       workflow,
       "Detect changed region datasets",