diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
index aedad9370a2dc..e2da7080b29b7 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/workflows/release-prepare.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Quarkiverse Prepare Release
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     types: [ closed ]
     paths:
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   prepare-release:
     name: Prepare Release
-    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
     uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml@main
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_release-prepare.yml b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_release-prepare.yml
index aedad9370a2dc..e2da7080b29b7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_release-prepare.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext_.github_workflows_release-prepare.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Quarkiverse Prepare Release
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     types: [ closed ]
     paths:
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   prepare-release:
     name: Prepare Release
-    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.pull_request.merged == true}}
     uses: quarkiverse/.github/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml@main
     secrets: inherit