diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index ed9998c..0d7bfb9 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ on:
       - "assets/**"
       - "fable-mcp/**"
       - ".forgejo/workflows/ci.yml"
+  # Manual trigger from the Forgejo Actions UI. Useful when an image has
+  # been built but the deployment didn't pick it up, or when re-running
+  # against the same source produces different upstream behaviour
+  # (e.g. a transient HF download flake during the voice-bundle step).
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 # Cancel older runs on the same branch when a newer push lands. Tag runs
 # get their own group implicitly (refs/tags/v1.2.3 ≠ refs/heads/dev) and