diff --git a/.github/workflows/deb_package.yml b/.github/workflows/deb_package.yml
index b3e93c6..b17efcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deb_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deb_package.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release:
+        description: 'Release'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Workaround for unsafe repo git error
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
       - name: Check CMakeLists version matches tag
-        run: .packaging/scripts/check-version-tag.sh $GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        run: .packaging/scripts/check-version-tag.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.release || github.ref_name }}
       - name: Install debian build dependencies
         run: |
           apt update && apt install -y \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpm_package.yml b/.github/workflows/rpm_package.yml
index 13268eb..09ae520 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpm_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpm_package.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release:
+        description: 'Release'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -23,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Workaround for unsafe repo git error
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-      - name: Check CMakeLists version matches tag
-        run: .packaging/scripts/check-version-tag.sh $GITHUB_REF_NAME
+      - name: Check CMakeLists version matches target release
+        run: .packaging/scripts/check-version-tag.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.release || github.ref_name }}
       - name: Install rpmbuild dependencies
         run: |
           dnf install -y \