diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag_and_release_protos.yml b/.github/workflows/tag_and_release_protos.yml
index 7b35eeace..96eaf5e90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag_and_release_protos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag_and_release_protos.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           tag: ${{needs.bump-tag.outputs.new_tag}}
 
   dispatch:
-    needs: buf-push
+    needs: [bump-tag, buf-push]
     if: github.repository_owner == 'viamrobotics'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: ghcr.io/viamrobotics/canon:amd64
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.REPO_READ_TOKEN }}
           repository: ${{ matrix.repo }}
           event-type: protos-updated
-          client-payload: '{"repo_name": "${{github.repository}}", "sha": "${{github.sha}}"}'
+          client-payload: toJSON({repo_name: github.repository, sha: github.sha, tag: needs.bump-tag.outputs.new_tag})