diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index fceeb2c18..2dd09f9d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Publish Documentation
 
-on: workflow_call
+on: 
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/doc/changes/unreleased.md b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
index 79e701b84..eea1e6616 100644
--- a/doc/changes/unreleased.md
+++ b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # Unreleased
+
+## ✨ Added
+* Added support to manually trigger documentation build
diff --git a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 7336bf9d1..0e1c3d485 100644
--- a/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/exasol/toolbox/templates/github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Publish Documentation
 
-on: workflow_call
+on: 
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: