diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index b454674a37eb0..8ced39bdf8980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Build and test
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
 jobs:
   linux-build-and-test:
     runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu