diff --git a/.github/workflows/core.yml b/.github/workflows/core.yml
index 42af122cb..57f55285a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Core
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write       # for fetching the OIDC token
diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
index 2d5a801a3..c5725cc77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Legacy
 
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write       # for fetching the OIDC token