diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 570d6c48..8e6956e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
 
+  # Allows manual triggering of the workflow
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 permissions:
   contents: write