diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index f47c5e92..0d2b7e61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Publish Python Package
 
 on:
+  # Manually triggerable in github
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types: [created]