diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
index d367e2612..41a400cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - release/kong-2.x
+      - release/kong-3.x
       - prepare-kgo-chart
+    workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 env:
   # Specify this here because these tests rely on ktf to run kind for cluster creation.