diff --git a/.github/workflows/degradation-test.yml b/.github/workflows/degradation-test.yml
index 4468eb8653..e5763a2a7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/degradation-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/degradation-test.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - "**"
-  workflow_dispatch:  # This allows the workflow to be manually triggered
 
 jobs:
-  align:
+  performance-degradation-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -40,26 +39,3 @@ jobs:
           make degradation-test
         env:
           GO111MODULE: on
-
-  update-benchmarks: # New job for updating the benchmarks
-    needs: align  # This job runs after the 'align' job
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'  # Runs only when triggered manually
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Setup make
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install make
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20.x"
-
-      - name: Tidy up dependencies
-        run: go mod tidy
-
-      - name: Update benchmarks
-        run: |
-          make update-benchmarks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-update-benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-update-benchmarks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..274499330c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-update-benchmarks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Update benchmarks in repo
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  update-benchmarks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup make
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install make
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.20.x"
+
+      - name: Tidy up dependencies
+        run: go mod tidy
+
+      - name: Update benchmarks
+        run: |
+          make update-benchmarks