diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index 8fa97d601d..f0c53ac97a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      skip-publish:
+        description: 'Skip publishing to releases.mondoo.com'
+        required: false
+        default: false
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: docker.io
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
       - name: Publish Release to releases.mondoo.com
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.skip-publish }}
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASR_ACTION_TOKEN }}
@@ -132,5 +138,6 @@ jobs:
           }'
 
       - name: Cleanup
+        if: always()
         run:
           rm -f ${CERT_PATH}