diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dedcad324f..a6fe2c8d54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types:
       - release
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version of the Ruby package to release'
+        required: true
+        default: '3.3.4'
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -11,8 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Store Ruby version
+        run: |
+          echo "RUBY_VERSION=${{ github.event.client_payload.version || github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Copy draft package `/tmp` to `/pub` directory
-        run: tool/release.sh ${{ github.event.client_payload.version }}
+        run: tool/release.sh ${{ env.RUBY_VERSION }}
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.FTP_R_L_O_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.FTP_R_L_O_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       # - name: Create a release on GitHub
 
       - name: Set latest flag for Ruby 3.3
-        if: contains(${{ github.event.client_payload.version }}, '3.3.')
+        if: contains(${{ env.RUBY_VERSION }}, '3.3.')
         run: |
           echo "LATEST=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -33,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
             -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
             https://api.github.com/repos/ruby/docker-images/dispatches \
-            -d '{"event_type": "build", "client_payload": {"ruby_version": "${{ github.event.client_payload.version }}", "arch": "amd64", "latest": "${{ env.LATEST }}"}}'
+            -d '{"event_type": "build", "client_payload": {"ruby_version": "${{ env.RUBY_VERSION }}", "arch": "amd64", "latest": "${{ env.LATEST }}"}}'