diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Deployment.php b/lib/Github/Api/Deployment.php
index 6fa8700a6da..454d59db0be 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Deployment.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Deployment.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  */
 class Deployment extends AbstractApi
 {
+    use AcceptHeaderTrait;
+
     /**
      * List deployments for a particular repository.
      *
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ public function updateStatus($username, $repository, $id, array $params)
             throw new MissingArgumentException(['state']);
         }
 
+        // adjust media-type per github docs
+        // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-a-deployment-status
+        if ($params['state'] === 'inactive') {
+            $this->acceptHeaderValue = 'application/vnd.github.ant-man-preview+json';
+        }
+        if ($params['state'] === 'in_progress' || $params['state'] === 'queued') {
+            $this->acceptHeaderValue = 'application/vnd.github.flash-preview+json';
+        }
+
         return $this->post('/repos/'.rawurlencode($username).'/'.rawurlencode($repository).'/deployments/'.$id.'/statuses', $params);
     }