diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 00311f5..688d81d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: Branch to create the release from
+        required: true
+        default: main
+      prerelease:
+        description: Create a pre-release
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
           config-file: .release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          target-branch: ${{ inputs.branch || github.ref_name }}
+          prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
 
   publish:
     name: Build & publish to PyPI