diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 1755931..5acfa0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 name: Publish to PyPI
 
-# This workflow is triggered when you push a new version tag (e.g., v0.1.0, v1.2.3)
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*' # Matches v0.1.0 or v1.0.0-rc1, etc.
-  # Allows manual triggering from the GitHub Actions UI
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
     name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    # Define a matrix to build for common operating systems and architectures
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -57,8 +54,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish to PyPI
     needs: [build_wheels]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # This step will only run if the 'build_wheels' job completed successfully
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    # Run on tags OR manual trigger
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4