diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml b/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
index 67dc8c7ad9..77253bfdc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
@@ -2,21 +2,45 @@
 name: Update licenses
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      linux:
+        description: "Update licenses for Ubuntu"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+      mac_silicon:
+        description: "Update licenses for macOS (silicon)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+      mac_intel:
+        description: "Update licenses for macOS (intel)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 concurrency:
   group: "${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.workflow }}"
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+
 jobs:
+
   # Update licenses for all supported OS
   update_licenses:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os_name: linux, os: ubuntu-20.04}
-          - {os_name: mac_intel, os: macos-latest-large}
-          - {os_name: mac_silicon, os: macos-latest-xlarge}
-
+          - os_name: linux
+            if: ${{ inputs.linux }}
+          - os_name: mac_silicon
+            if: ${{ inputs.mac_silicon }}
+          - os_name: mac_intel
+            if: ${{ inputs.mac_intel }}
+          - os: ubuntu-latest 
+            if: ${{ inputs.linux }}
+          - os: macos-latest-xlarge
+            if: ${{ inputs.mac_silicon }}
+          - os: macos-latest-large 
+            if: ${{ inputs.mac_intel }}
+    
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
     defaults:
       run: