diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
index 9d73953..2b42474 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-smoke.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ on:
       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to publish (e.g. 0.3.4)'
+        required: true
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           name: lapctl-${{ github.ref_name }}
           path: ./target/release/lapctl
       - name: Publish to crates.io
+        continue-on-error: true
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: cargo publish
@@ -55,7 +61,9 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed base-devel
       - name: Get version
         id: version
-        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
       - name: Generate PKGBUILD with cargo-aur
         run: |
           cargo install cargo-aur