diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 43b67df..f6d6b90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 name: unittests
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish-pypi:
+         type: boolean   
   push:
     tags:
       - "*"