diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.js.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.js.yml
index 8f439af..680c79d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.js.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
 env:
   DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: openeo-job-registry-elastic-api
 jobs: