diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 517008fa5d..6557d421b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 #    - cron:  '0 12 * * 1-4'
 
   # manual trigger
-#  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   bump_version: