diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c918a19..275ce28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*" # Trigger on version tags like 1.0.0, 2.1.0, etc.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version to release (e.g., 2.8.0)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -42,9 +48,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "DOCKERHUB_IMG=${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_IMG || 'worker-v1-vllm' }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "HUGGINGFACE_ACCESS_TOKEN=${{ secrets.HUGGINGFACE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-          # For tags, use the tag name as version (remove refs/tags/ prefix)
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          # Determine version based on trigger type
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            # Manual trigger: use input version
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+            echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "IS_MANUAL_RELEASE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            # Tag trigger: use tag name (remove refs/tags/ prefix)
+            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+            echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "IS_MANUAL_RELEASE=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
 
       - name: Build and push the images to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/bake-action@v2
@@ -57,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             *.args.HUGGINGFACE_ACCESS_TOKEN=${{ env.HUGGINGFACE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: env.IS_MANUAL_RELEASE == 'false'
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -72,3 +88,11 @@ jobs:
             See [commit history](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commits/${{ github.ref_name }}) for detailed changes.
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Manual Release Summary
+        if: env.IS_MANUAL_RELEASE == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "🚀 Manual release completed!"
+          echo "Version: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Docker Image: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_REPO }}/${{ env.DOCKERHUB_IMG }}:${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Note: No GitHub release created for manual triggers"