diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f72983f..08de381 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - '*.*.*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
         VIRTUAL_ENV: .venv
     permissions:
+      # for creating github release
+      contents: write
       # for trusted publishing
       id-token: write
     steps: