diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-registrar-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-registrar-image.yaml
index b10114d..aefb134 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-registrar-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-registrar-image.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Build and Push Docker Images
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: "Target branch from which the source Dockerfile will be sourced"
+        required: true
+
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '**'  # Trigger workflow on commits to any branch in a PR
@@ -12,10 +18,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch || github.head_ref }}
 
-      - name: Get commit SHA for tagging
-        id: get-commit-sha
-        run: echo "COMMIT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA::8}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Get tag for the image
+        id: get-tag
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "TAG=${GITHUB_SHA::8}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # This sets the tag to the branch name for manual trigger and commit SHA for PR
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -35,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ./dockerfiles/registrar.Dockerfile
           push: true
           target: dev
-          tags: farhan943/practise:${{ env.COMMIT_SHA }}  # Use commit SHA as tag
+          tags: farhan943/practise:${{ env.TAG }}
 
       - name: Send failure notification
         if: failure()
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           server_port: 465
           username: ${{ secrets.edx_smtp_username }}
           password: ${{ secrets.edx_smtp_password }}
-          subject: Docker Image push failed for commit ${{ env.COMMIT_SHA }}
+          subject: Docker image push failed for ${{ env.TAG }}
           to: muhammad.farhan@arbisoft.com
           from: github-actions <github-actions@edx.org>
-          body: Docker image push failed for PR commit! For details see "github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+          body: Docker image push failed for tag ${{ env.TAG }}! For details see "github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"