diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 0fe983c1c..c357981cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch: # manual trigger for testing
 
 name: Deploy to GitHub Pages