diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 68ba8fe5c..899b0a259 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: Build Release
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: "The branch to attempt to build"
+        required: true
+        default: "main"
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-unit.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests-unit.yaml
index 1d615bba3..aa156381e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-unit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-unit.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  inputs:
+    branch:
+      description: "The branch to attempt to build"
+      required: true
+      default: "main"
 
 jobs:
   test: