diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 43b259faad..b91717bd4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 name: Release Drafter
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: |
+          The version to be associated with the GitHub release that's created or updated.
+          This will override any version calculated by the release-drafter.
+        required: true
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -8,7 +15,7 @@ on:
         description: |
           The version to be associated with the GitHub release that's created or updated.
           This will override any version calculated by the release-drafter.
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   # Update the notes in the release drafter first
@@ -60,4 +67,4 @@ jobs:
           asset_name: oas.json
           asset_content_type: application/json
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+