diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-test-release.yml
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+name: "branch-test-release"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branchname:
+        description: "name of a branch that will be checked out in template repository"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: read
+  pull-requests: read
+  statuses: write
+
+jobs:
+  run-template-rollout:
+    uses: splunk/addonfactory-repository-template/.github/workflows/sync.yaml@${{ inputs.branchname }}
+    with:
+      repositories: "test-addonfactory-repo"
+      branchname: ${{ inputs.branchname }}
+    secrets:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}