diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 047a94a32e..8e324dcb16 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
               # done
 
               # publish
-              GIT_USER=docusaurus-bot USE_SSH=false yarn run publish-gh-pages
+              GIT_USER=docusaurus-bot USE_SSH=false FORCE_DEPLOY=true yarn run publish-gh-pages
             else
               echo "Skipping deploy."
             fi
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-1.x/lib/publish-gh-pages.js b/packages/docusaurus-1.x/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
index 221f1a9fa6..d3cb33451e 100755
--- a/packages/docusaurus-1.x/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-1.x/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ const GITHUB_HOST =
   process.env.GITHUB_HOST || siteConfig.githubHost || GITHUB_DOMAIN;
 const CUSTOM_COMMIT_MESSAGE = process.env.CUSTOM_COMMIT_MESSAGE;
 
+// Mostly added to unlock our own Docusaurus v1 site deploy...
+// See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/4394
+const FORCE_DEPLOY = process.env.FORCE_DEPLOY;
+
 if (!ORGANIZATION_NAME) {
   shell.echo(
     "Missing project organization name. Did you forget to define 'organizationName' in siteConfig.js? You may also export it via the ORGANIZATION_NAME environment variable.",
@@ -69,7 +73,9 @@ if (USE_SSH === 'true') {
   remoteBranch = `https://${GIT_USER}@${GITHUB_HOST}/${ORGANIZATION_NAME}/${PROJECT_NAME}.git`;
 }
 
-if (IS_PULL_REQUEST) {
+if (FORCE_DEPLOY === 'true') {
+  shell.echo('Force deploy used!');
+} else if (IS_PULL_REQUEST) {
   shell.echo('Skipping deploy on a pull request');
   shell.exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/website-1.x/blog/2021-03-09-releasing-docusaurus-i18n.md b/website-1.x/blog/2021-03-09-releasing-docusaurus-i18n.md
index 678e4dc13d..331e598251 100644
--- a/website-1.x/blog/2021-03-09-releasing-docusaurus-i18n.md
+++ b/website-1.x/blog/2021-03-09-releasing-docusaurus-i18n.md
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ This feature has not been an easy one, and we would like to thank everyone that
 
 Thanks for reading.
 
-🙏 And please, add your brand new i18n sites to our [showcase page](https://v2.docusaurus.io/showcase). We accept any decently polished Docusaurus site here, and we are working on a [redesign](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/4238) allowing you to filter sites by features.
+🙏 And please, add your brand new i18n sites to our [showcase page](https://v2.docusaurus.io/showcase). We accept any polished Docusaurus site here, and we are working on a [redesign](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/4238) allowing you to filter sites by features.