diff --git a/.github/actions/install-global-turbo/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-global-turbo/action.yml
index 43dd99a8324a9..e1a3b03d4aa22 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-global-turbo/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-global-turbo/action.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,29 @@
 name: "Install Global Turbo"
 description: "Installs turbo globally. Expects Node and npm to already be installed"
 
+inputs:
+  turbo-version:
+    description: "Specify a Turbo version or tag (e.g., 2.0.5, latest, beta, canary)"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Determine Turbo Version
+      id: determine-version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.turbo-version }}" ]]; then
+          VERSION="${{ inputs.turbo-version }}"
+        else
+          VERSION=$(npm view turbo --json | jq -r '.versions | map(select(test("^2\\."))) | last')
+          echo "No version provided, using latest 2.x version: $VERSION"
+        fi
+        echo "TURBO_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: Install Turbo globally
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        VERSION=$(npm view turbo --json | jq -r '.versions | map(select(test("2."))) | last')
-        echo "Latest published version: $VERSION"
-        npm i -g turbo@$VERSION
+        echo "Installing turbo@$TURBO_VERSION..."
+        npm i -g turbo@$TURBO_VERSION
diff --git a/.github/workflows/turborepo-release.yml b/.github/workflows/turborepo-release.yml
index 654a8f9d2a741..1563ea400e7a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/turborepo-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/turborepo-release.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ on:
         description: "Override default npm dist-tag for the release. Should only be used for backporting"
         required: false
         type: string
+      ci-tag-override:
+        description: "Override default npm dist-tag to use for running tests. Should only be used when the most recent release was faulty"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   stage:
@@ -107,6 +112,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "20"
       - name: Install Global Turbo
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-global-turbo
+        with:
+          turbo-version: "${{ github.event.inputs.ci-tag-override }}"
       - name: Run JS Package Tests
         run: turbo run check-types test --filter="./packages/*" --color
 
@@ -207,7 +214,9 @@ jobs:
           enable-corepack: false
 
       - name: Install Global Turbo
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-global-turbo
+        uses: ./.github/actions/
+        with:
+          turbo-version: "${{ github.event.inputs.ci-tag-override }}"
 
       - name: Configure git
         run: |