diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_publish.yaml
index aa9f4e846..71aec0982 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_publish.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'beta/v**'
       - 'release/v**'
       - 'test/v**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to build from'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -26,7 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_TOKEN }}
           result-encoding: string
           script: |
-            return '${{ github.ref }}'.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[1];
+            const ref = process.env.GITHUB_REF || github.event.inputs.tag || '';
+            return ref.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[1];
       - name: Get file version from tag
         id: get_version
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -34,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_TOKEN }}
           result-encoding: string
           script: |
-            return '${{ github.ref }}'.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[4];
+            const ref = process.env.GITHUB_REF || github.event.inputs.tag || '';
+            return ref.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[4];
       - name: Get main mc version from tag
         id: get_mc_version
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
@@ -42,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_TOKEN }}
           result-encoding: string
           script: |
-            return '${{ github.ref }}'.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[3];
+            const ref = process.env.GITHUB_REF || github.event.inputs.tag || '';
+            return ref.match(/refs\/tags\/(.*)\/v((.*)-(.*))/)[3];
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
         with: