diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index de21b47..ea4fe05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions: read-all
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv python install 3.11
 
       - name: "Verify tag matches package version"
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
         run: |
           TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
           VERSION="v$(uv run python -c 'import antares_cli; print(antares_cli.__version__)')"
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: uv sync --frozen --group dev
 
+      - name: "Install read-only command dependencies"
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --yes ripgrep
+
       - name: "Run tests"
         run: uv run pytest -q -p no:cacheprovider
 
@@ -89,6 +94,8 @@ jobs:
     name: "publish public release"
     needs: build
     if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'push' &&
+      startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') &&
       github.repository == 'cisco-foundation-ai/antares-cli' &&
       github.event.repository.visibility == 'public'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04