diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d54e0e66..ee33457f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ on:
       - next
       - rc
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: Tag or branch to check out for releasing
+        default: master
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -18,7 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref || 'master' }}
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Get whole repo with all the information
 
       - name: Set up Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          if [ "0.0.0" -neq $(jq -r '.version' package.json) ]
+          if [ "0.0.0" != $(jq -r '.version' package.json) ]
           then
             echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' > ~/.npmrc