diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/make-release-artifacts.yml
index f99993f..5040838 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make-release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make-release-artifacts.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@ on:
       - reopened
       - opened
       - synchronize
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        type: string
+        description: 'The release tag that should be referenced (i.e. `v1.2.3`)'
+        required: true
+      force:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Force the release artifacts to be created and uploaded'
+        required: false
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   run:
-    if: startsWith( github.head_ref, 'release/')
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith( github.head_ref, 'release/')
     uses: rokucommunity/workflows/.github/workflows/make-release-artifacts.yml@master
     with:
-      branch: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+      branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       node-version: "15.0.1"
       artifact-paths: "./*.tgz" # "*.vsix"
+      force: ${{ github.event.inputs.force == 'true' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   success-or-skip:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 32c11ad..48f6fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,23 @@ name: Publish Release
 on:
   pull_request:
     types:
-        - closed
+      - closed
     paths:
-        - 'package.json'
-        - 'package-lock.json'
+      - "package.json"
+      - "package-lock.json"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        type: string
+        description: "The release tag that should be published (i.e. `v1.2.3`)"
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   run:
-    if: startsWith( github.head_ref, 'release/')
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release/')
     uses: rokucommunity/workflows/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml@master
     with:
-      release-type: "npm" # "vsce"
-      ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
+      release-type: "npm" # or "vsce"
+      ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
     secrets: inherit
+