diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 001b806d7..3bdc1376e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,35 @@ name: Release
 "on":
   push:
     branches: ["main", "master", "release/**"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_force:
+        # see https://python-semantic-release.readthedocs.io/en/latest/github-action.html#command-line-options
+        description: |
+          Force release be one of: [major | minor | patch]
+          Leave empty for auto-detect based on commit messages.
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "" # auto - no force
+          - major # force major
+          - minor # force minor
+          - patch # force patch
+        default: ""
+        required: false
+      prerelease_token:
+        description: 'The "prerelease identifier" to use as a prefix for the "prerelease" part of a semver. Like the rc in `1.2.0-rc.8`.'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - rc
+          - beta
+          - alpha
+        default: rc
+        required: false
+      prerelease:
+        description: "Is a pre-release"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        required: false
 
 concurrency:
   group: deploy
@@ -48,18 +77,23 @@ jobs:
             venv-${{ runner.os }}-\
             ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT }}-\
             ${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
+
       - name: Validate project dependencies
         run: poetry check
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.cached-poetry-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: poetry install --no-interaction --no-root
+
       - name: Python Semantic Release
         id: release
-        run: |
-          poetry run semantic-release publish
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          # PyPI_TOKEN: ${{secrets.PyPI_TOKEN}}
+        uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v8.3.0
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          force: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_force }}
+          prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease }}
+          prerelease_token: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease_token }}
+
       - name: Publish package distributions to GitHub Releases
         if: steps.release.outputs.released == 'true'
         # see https://github.com/python-semantic-release/upload-to-gh-release