diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-fdr-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-fdr-sdk.yml
index 28f9a1600d..b41d9f2e95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-fdr-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-fdr-sdk.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: Publish FDR SDKs
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: "The branch to release from"
+        required: true
+        default: "main"
 
 env:
   PACKAGE_NAME: "@fern-platform/fdr"
@@ -18,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch || "main" }}
 
       - name: 📥 Install
         uses: ./.github/actions/install
@@ -26,12 +33,11 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g fern-api
 
       - name: Publish Fiddle FDR SDK
-        env: 
+        env:
           FERN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FERN_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git_version="$(scripts/fdr-version.sh)"
           fern generate --api fdr --group fiddle --version $git_version
-          
 
   publish_sdk:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch || "main" }}
 
       - name: 📥 Install
         uses: ./.github/actions/install
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm turbo codegen build test --filter=${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
 
       - name: Publish FDR SDK
-        env: 
+        env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FERN_NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git_version="$(scripts/fdr-version.sh)"