diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml b/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
index 67dc8c7ad9..d3208ee085 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_licenses.yaml
@@ -2,22 +2,57 @@
 name: Update licenses
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      linux:
+        description: "Update licenses for Ubuntu"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: true
+      mac_silicon:
+        description: "Update licenses for macOS (silicon)"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: true
+      mac_intel:
+        description: "Update licenses for macOS (intel)"
+        type: boolean
+        required: false
+        default: true
 
 concurrency:
   group: "${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.workflow }}"
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+
 jobs:
+  build-os-matrix:
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
+    outputs:
+      os-matrix: ${{ steps.build-os-matrix.outputs.os-matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Build OS matrix
+        id: build-os-matrix
+        run: |
+          os_matrix=()
+          if ${{ inputs.linux }} ; then
+            os_matrix+=( "{\"os_name\": \"linux\", \"os\": \"ubuntu-latest\"}" )
+          fi
+          if ${{ inputs.mac_silicon }} ; then
+            os_matrix+=( "{\"os_name\": \"mac_silicon\", \"os\": \"macos-latest-xlarge\"}" )
+          fi
+          if ${{ inputs.mac_intel }} ; then
+            os_matrix+=( "{\"os_name\": \"mac_intel\", \"os\": \"macos-latest-large\"}" )
+          fi
+
+          echo "os-matrix=${os_matrix}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   # Update licenses for all supported OS
   update_licenses:
+    needs: [build-os-matrix]
     strategy:
-      matrix:
-        config:
-          - {os_name: linux, os: ubuntu-20.04}
-          - {os_name: mac_intel, os: macos-latest-large}
-          - {os_name: mac_silicon, os: macos-latest-xlarge}
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(format(needs.build-os-matrix.outputs.os-matrix)) }}
+    
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -56,11 +91,11 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the updated license files as artifacts, if they exist
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: licenses-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
+          name: licenses-${{ matrix.os_name }}
           if-no-files-found: ignore
           path: |
-            deps_licenses/licenses_${{ matrix.config.os_name }}_user.txt
-            deps_licenses/licenses_${{ matrix.config.os_name }}_user.txt.md5
+            deps_licenses/licenses_${{ matrix.os_name }}_user.txt
+            deps_licenses/licenses_${{ matrix.os_name }}_user.txt.md5
 
   # Push the updates license files, as a PR or directly to the branch
   push_licenses: