diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3f2bf1f3..5fca575d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Release Package
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Increment version as patch, minor, or major'
+        required: true
+        default: 'patch'
   push:
     branches:
       - master
@@ -24,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
-          cat ~/.npmrc | sed 's/:_authToken=.*/:_authToken=[SECURED]/'
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         run: npm install -g pnpm
@@ -36,11 +41,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.GIT_USER }}"
           git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.GIT_EMAIL }}"
-          echo "Configured Git user.name: $(git config --global user.name)"
-          echo "Configured Git user.email: $(git config --global user.email)"
 
       - name: Release with release-it
-        run: npx --ignore-existing release-it
+        run: npx release-it --increment ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
         env:
           GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ secrets.GIT_USER }}
           GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_EMAIL }}