diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c54348..9695890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,3 @@ jobs:
         run: nx run tools-commitlint:exec:last --from ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}~${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }} --to ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - run: pnpm exec nx affected -t lint test build
-
-      - if: github.event_name == 'push'
-        run: pnpm exec nx release --skip-publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2ff24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  main:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - run: corepack enable
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: package.json
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'pnpm-lock.yaml'
+
+      - run: pnpm i
+
+      - run: pnpm exec nx report
+
+      - run: pnpm exec nx release --skip-publish
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd91f8e..4bdbb54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+[![ci](https://github.com/RobbyRabbitman/nx-plus/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=push)](https://github.com/RobbyRabbitman/nx-plus/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
 # nx plus