diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index cb99d8f590..fdbeb8eac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,16 +3,7 @@
 name: Release to Charmhub
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'tests/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - .github/renovate.json5
-      - pyproject.toml
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yaml'
-      - '.github/workflows/lib-check.yaml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   ci-tests: