diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-images.yaml
index a022e730..6ad4c6a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker-images.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 name: Build docker images
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'The branch checkout'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
 
 jobs:
   container_build:
@@ -10,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
 
       - name: Get the current version
         id: vars