diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index dc9cc4a..911666f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: Existing release tag to publish
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -13,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     name: Build and publish to PyPI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.release_tag || github.ref_name }}
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/objectstate
@@ -20,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: refs/tags/${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
           files: dist/*
           generate_release_notes: true
         env: