diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index e26f35890c3d..dc7d825af1c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
       - 'LICENSE'
       - '.release-please-manifest.json' ## don't run tests for release-please PRs
   merge_group:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.22'
 jobs: