diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ec6213e..3ce7fc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   pypi-publish:
     name: upload release to PyPI
@@ -6,7 +11,13 @@ jobs:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
 
       - uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v3