diff --git a/.github/workflows/authc2-release-publish-img.yml b/.github/workflows/authc2-release-publish-img.yml
index 9f1fbbc..6462685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/authc2-release-publish-img.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/authc2-release-publish-img.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ name: Create and publish a AuthC Docker image to Repo
 
 # Configures this workflow to run every time a change is pushed to the branch called `release`.
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: ['release']
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 # Defines two custom environment variables for the workflow. These are used for the Container registry domain, and a name for the Docker image that this workflow builds.
 env: