diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 58f8c8a5..5ff14d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   testsuite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs_2x.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs_2x.yml
index 3fccc284..c08a0671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs_2x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs_2x.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 2.x
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   deploy: