diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c6c199b..214f7f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: 'Branch or tag to build e.g. main or v0.1.0'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: 'main'
 
 jobs:
   prepare:
@@ -16,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
       - name: Get version
         id: get_version
         run: echo "VERSION=$(node -p "require('./src-tauri/tauri.conf.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -31,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}
 
       - name: setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4