diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-e2e-tests.yml
index de2abf3..377cbbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,27 @@ name: End-to-end test workflow
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ror_es_version:
+        description: 'ReadOnlyREST Elasticsearch Version (at least one version required)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      ror_kbn_version:
+        description: 'ReadOnlyREST Kibana Version (at least one version required)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      mode:
+        description: 'Repository source for ROR plugin docker image (e.g., prod, dev)'
+        required: false
+        default: 'prod'
+        type: string
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
+
   master-e2e-tests:
     if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.base_ref == 'master'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -33,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
           ./run-env-and-tests.sh --env ${{ matrix.env }} --elk ${{ matrix.version }}
         env:
           ROR_ACTIVATION_KEY: ${{ secrets.ROR_KBN_LICENSE }}
-          ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS: '--disable-gpu'
       - name: S3 Upload Videos & show logs
         if: failure()
         uses: ./.github/upload-videos
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+
   develop-e2e-tests:
     if: github.event_name != 'schedule' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.base_ref == 'develop')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -66,10 +81,63 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          ./run-env-and-tests.sh --env ${{ matrix.env }} --elk ${{ matrix.version }} --ror-es ${{ env.ROR_ES_VERSION }} --ror-kbn ${{ env.ROR_KBN_VERSION }} --dev
+          ./run-env-and-tests.sh --env ${{ matrix.env }} --elk ${{ matrix.version }} --ror-es ${{ env.ROR_ES_VERSION }} --ror-kbn ${{ env.ROR_KBN_VERSION }} --mode ${{ env.MODE }}
+        env:
+          ROR_ACTIVATION_KEY: ${{ secrets.ROR_KBN_LICENSE }}
+      - name: S3 Upload Videos & show logs
+        if: failure()
+        uses: ./.github/upload-videos
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+
+  manual-e2e-tests:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        version: ["8.17.3", "7.17.28"]
+        env: [docker, eck]
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate inputs
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.ror_es_version }}" ] && [ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.ror_kbn_version }}" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: At least one of 'ror_es_version' or 'ror_kbn_version' must be provided!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Clean up disk space
+        uses: ./.github/cleanup-disk-space
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          PARAMS="--env ${{ matrix.env }} --elk ${{ matrix.version }}"
+          
+          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.ror_es_version }}" ]; then
+            PARAMS="$PARAMS --ror-es ${{ github.event.inputs.ror_es_version }}"
+          fi
+          
+          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.ror_kbn_version }}" ]; then
+            PARAMS="$PARAMS --ror-kbn ${{ github.event.inputs.ror_kbn_version }}"
+          fi
+          
+          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.mode }}" ]; then
+            PARAMS="$PARAMS --mode ${{ github.event.inputs.mode }}"
+          fi
+          
+          ./run-env-and-tests.sh $PARAMS
         env:
           ROR_ACTIVATION_KEY: ${{ secrets.ROR_KBN_LICENSE }}
-          ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS: '--disable-gpu'
+          
       - name: S3 Upload Videos & show logs
         if: failure()
         uses: ./.github/upload-videos
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e4e83c..12edd24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To run the env:
 
 (running the given version of ROR from Docker Hub development repo)
 ```bash
-./environments/elk-ror/start.sh --es "8.15.0" --kbn "8.15.2" --ror-es 1.62.0-pre5 --ror-kbn 1.62.0-pre5 --dev
+./environments/elk-ror/start.sh --es "8.15.0" --kbn "8.15.2" --ror-es 1.62.0-pre5 --ror-kbn 1.62.0-pre5 --mode dev
 ```
 
 or
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ or
 
 (running the given version of ROR from Docker Hub development repo)
 ```bash
-./environments/eck-ror/start.sh --es "8.15.0" --kbn "8.15.2" --ror-es 1.62.0-pre5 --ror-kbn 1.62.0-pre5 --dev
+./environments/eck-ror/start.sh --es "8.15.0" --kbn "8.15.2" --ror-es 1.62.0-pre5 --ror-kbn 1.62.0-pre5 --mode dev
 ```
 
 To run tests on the env:
diff --git a/e2e-tests/run-tests.sh b/e2e-tests/run-tests.sh
index a73355b..0aeab79 100755
--- a/e2e-tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/e2e-tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+export ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS="--disable-gpu"
 KBN_VERSION="$1"
 
 echo "Running E2E Cypress tests ..."
diff --git a/environments/eck-ror/start.sh b/environments/eck-ror/start.sh
index caea80c..d7c5d4d 100755
--- a/environments/eck-ror/start.sh
+++ b/environments/eck-ror/start.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
 fi
 
 show_help() {
-  echo "Usage: ./start.sh --es <elasticsearch_version> --kbn <kibana_version> --eck <eck_version> [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --dev (use dev images)]"
+  echo "Usage: ./start.sh --es <elasticsearch_version> --kbn <kibana_version> --eck <eck_version> [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --mode <prod|dev> (default: prod)]"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -75,10 +75,28 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         show_help
       fi
       ;;
-  --dev)
-    export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest-dev"
-    export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest-dev"
-    shift
+  --mode)
+    if [[ -n $2 && $2 != --* ]]; then
+      case "$2" in
+        "prod")
+          export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest"
+          export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        "dev")
+          export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest-dev"
+          export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest-dev"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Error: --mode: Only 'prod' and 'dev' are available modes"
+          show_help
+          ;;
+      esac
+    else
+      echo "Error: --mode: Only 'prod' and 'dev' are available modes"
+      show_help
+    fi
     ;;
   *)
     echo "Unknown option: $1"
diff --git a/environments/elk-ror/start.sh b/environments/elk-ror/start.sh
index 3f80f6b..64d4faa 100755
--- a/environments/elk-ror/start.sh
+++ b/environments/elk-ror/start.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [[ -z "${ROR_ACTIVATION_KEY}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 show_help() {
-  echo "Usage: ./run.sh --es <elasticsearch_version> --kbn <kibana_version>  [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --dev (use dev images)]"
+  echo "Usage: ./run.sh --es <elasticsearch_version> --kbn <kibana_version>  [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --mode <prod|dev> (default: prod)]"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -69,10 +69,28 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       show_help
     fi
     ;;
-  --dev)
-    export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest-dev"
-    export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest-dev"
-    shift
+  --mode)
+    if [[ -n $2 && $2 != --* ]]; then
+      case "$2" in
+        "prod")
+          export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest"
+          export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        "dev")
+          export ROR_ES_REPO="beshultd/elasticsearch-readonlyrest-dev"
+          export ROR_KBN_REPO="beshultd/kibana-readonlyrest-dev"
+          shift 2
+          ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Error: --mode: Only 'prod' and 'dev' are available modes"
+          show_help
+          ;;
+      esac
+    else
+      echo "Error: --mode: Only 'prod' and 'dev' are available modes"
+      show_help
+    fi
     ;;
   *)
     echo "Unknown option: $1"
diff --git a/run-env-and-tests.sh b/run-env-and-tests.sh
index 871edc6..a38c549 100755
--- a/run-env-and-tests.sh
+++ b/run-env-and-tests.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 show_help() {
-  echo "Usage: ./run-evn-and-tests.sh --env <docker|eck> --elk <elk_version> [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --dev (use dev images)]"
+  echo "Usage: ./run-evn-and-tests.sh --env <docker|eck> --elk <elk_version> [--ror-es <ror_es_version> (default: latest) --ror-kbn <ror_kbn_version> (default: latest) --mode <prod|dev> (default: prod)]"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
           ENV_NAME="eck-ror"
           ;;
         *)
-          echo "Error: --env: Only "docker" and 'eck' are available environments"
+          echo "Error: --env: Only 'docker' and 'eck' are available environments"
           show_help
           ;;
       esac
@@ -60,9 +60,25 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       show_help
     fi
     ;;
-  --dev)
-    MODE="--dev"
-    shift
+  --mode)
+    if [[ -n $2 && $2 != --* ]]; then
+      case "$2" in
+        "prod")
+          MODE="--mode $2"
+          ;;
+        "dev")
+          MODE="--mode $2"
+          ;;
+        *)
+          echo "Error: --mode: Only 'prod' and 'dev' are available modes"
+          show_help
+          ;;
+      esac
+      shift 2
+    else
+      echo "Error: --mode requires a mode argument"
+      show_help
+    fi
     ;;
   *)
     echo "Unknown option: $1"