diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 682e716..e588f33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ on:
     branches: ["main"]
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release:
+        description: "Simulate a release publish (runs build + publish jobs)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheels-linux:
     name: Build wheels (linux / py${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheels-macos:
     name: Build wheels (macos / py${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: macos-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
   build-wheels-windows:
     name: Build wheels (windows / py${{ matrix.python-version }})
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
   build-sdist:
     name: Build source distribution
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - build-wheels-macos
       - build-wheels-windows
       - build-sdist
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/ferro-ta
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
   publish-cratesio:
     name: Publish to crates.io
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -334,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Generate SBOM (Python + Rust)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: publish
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    if: (github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release)
     permissions:
       contents: write
       id-token: write