diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2ef55bc..bff80d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: CI
-'on':
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index cdb8720..4a85cc4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@
     name: "{{ pip_package }}"
     state: present
 
+
+- name: Ensure virtualenv is installed (via pip)
+  pip:
+    name: virtualenv
+    executable: "{{ pip_executable }}"
+    break_system_packages: true
+
+
 - name: Remove EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /usr/lib/python3.{{ ansible_python.version.minor }}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
     state: absent
 
+
 - name: Ensure pip_install_packages are installed.
   pip:
     name: "{{ item.name | default(item) }}"
@@ -17,4 +26,6 @@
     state: "{{ item.state | default(omit) }}"
     extra_args: "{{ item.extra_args | default(omit) }}"
     executable: "{{ item.virtualenv | default(false) | ternary(omit, pip_executable) }}"
+    virtualenv_site_packages: "{{ item.virtualenv_site_packages | default(omit) }}"
+    break_system_packages: "{{ item.break_system_packages | default(omit) }}"
   loop: "{{ pip_install_packages }}"