diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-git-installers.yml b/.github/workflows/build-git-installers.yml
index 34174a8abeaf36..951620c43c91c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-git-installers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-git-installers.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]*vfs*' # matches "v<number><any characters>vfs<any characters>"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write # required for Azure login via OIDC