diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 699e86c32a..7117dc25cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Nightly Build
-on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on:  #yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'