diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
index aee8d678b..2824c0cef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: npm publish
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types: [published]