diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-containers.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-containers.yaml
index 8dd2f561a..89648764e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-containers.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-containers.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: "build containers"
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-to-pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-to-pypi.yaml
index 1b59835ad..1e184c17f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-to-pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-to-pypi.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Publish Python distribution to PyPI
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
-    types: [created]
+    types: published
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish: