diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-repo-dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/release-repo-dispatch.yml
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+name: release-repo-dispatch
+
+on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  update_version_from_repository_dispatch:
+    uses: killbill/gh-actions-shared/.github/workflows/update-version.yml@main
+
+  # If CI failed, should we revert commit? I don't think so, since we still have release.yml with "workflow_dispatch",
+  # fix broken things and then trigger release.yml manually.
+  run-ci:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+    needs: update_version_from_repository_dispatch
+
+  release:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    needs: run-ci