diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-panthers-learn.md b/.changeset/thirty-panthers-learn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..676de6afa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-panthers-learn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-github-deployments': minor
+---
+
+add reload button and functionality
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/package.json b/plugins/github-deployments/package.json
index b8761c1385..41e7992ac1 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/package.json
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-github-deployments",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
index 5f0ef07659..99dfba560a 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const GithubDeploymentsComponent = ({
   const api = useApi(githubDeploymentsApiRef);
   const [owner, repo] = projectSlug.split('/');
 
-  const { loading, value, error, retry } = useAsyncRetry(
+  const { loading, value, error, retry: reload } = useAsyncRetry(
     async () => await api.listDeployments({ owner, repo, last }),
   );
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const GithubDeploymentsComponent = ({
     <GithubDeploymentsTable
       deployments={value || []}
       isLoading={loading}
-      retry={retry}
+      reload={reload}
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
index 1eddfd4dd2..91f91b919e 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ const columns: TableColumn<GithubDeployment>[] = [
 type GithubDeploymentsTableProps = {
   deployments: GithubDeployment[];
   isLoading: boolean;
-  retry: () => void;
+  reload: () => void;
 };
 
 const GithubDeploymentsTable = ({
   deployments,
   isLoading,
-  retry,
+  reload,
 }: GithubDeploymentsTableProps) => {
   const classes = useStyles();
 
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ const GithubDeploymentsTable = ({
       actions={[
         {
           icon: () => <SyncIcon />,
-          tooltip: 'Refresh',
+          tooltip: 'Reload',
           isFreeAction: true,
-          onClick: () => retry(),
+          onClick: () => reload(),
         },
       ]}
       emptyContent={