diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 3de270ea8d7..486789e3da9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ["self-hosted", "${{ needs.build-and-push.outputs.runs_on }}", "multi-gpu"]
     if: needs.build-and-push.outputs.runs_on != 'ubuntu-latest'
     env:
-      PYTEST_FLAGS: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && '--release' || '' }}
+      PYTEST_FLAGS: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || inputs.release-test == 'true') && '--release' || '' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_build.yaml
index 754c485067d..b2deb54dd33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_build.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ on:
       - "Dockerfile_amd"
       - "Dockerfile_intel"
     branches:
-      - 'main'
+      - "main"
+    workflow_dispatch:
+      inputs:
+        release-tests:
+          description: "Run release integration tests"
+          required: false
+          default: false
+          type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   build: