diff --git a/.github/workflows/repository_cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/repository_cleanup.yml
index ded1766e6..0fae74cf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repository_cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repository_cleanup.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: APT repository cleanup
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 2 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   repo-maintenance: