diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
index 32fe6e8..b0e5038 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Publish Docker Image
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
-    types: [published]
+    types: [published, created]
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
 
       - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1