diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8edcaba..baa960a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: release
 on:
   push:
     tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag to release (e.g. v0.7.0)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         #   Workflow: release.yml
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ github.ref_name }}