diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 38bc1af6..37e07639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v1.*"
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering of the workflow
 jobs:
 
   build-release: