diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b238e832fd..1b1e7700db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag_name:
+        description: 'Release Tag Name (vX.X.X)'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -360,4 +364,4 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          RELEASE_TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          RELEASE_TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.input.release_tag_name }}