diff --git a/.github/actions/ci-optimization/action.yml b/.github/actions/ci-optimization/action.yml
index 0d435963382675..8a81859ae903a8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ci-optimization/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ci-optimization/action.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ outputs:
     value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.frontend == 'false' && steps.filter.outputs.ingestion == 'false' && steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true' }}
   backend-change:
     description: "Backend code has changed"
-    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true' }}
+    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true' ||  steps.trigger.outputs.trigger == 'manual' }}
   ingestion-change:
     description: "Ingestion code has changed"
-    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.ingestion == 'true' }}
+    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.ingestion == 'true' || steps.trigger.outputs.trigger == 'manual' }}
   ingestion-base-change:
     description: "Ingestion base image docker image has changed"
     value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.ingestion-base == 'true' }}
   frontend-change:
     description: "Frontend code has changed"
-    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.frontend == 'true' }}
+    value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.frontend == 'true' || steps.trigger.outputs.trigger == 'manual' }}
   docker-change:
     description: "Docker code has changed"
     value: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.docker == 'true' }}
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Check trigger type
+      id: trigger  # Add an ID to reference this step
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+          echo "trigger=manual" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "trigger=pr" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
     - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
       id: filter
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
index c1eba45609fd52..e1e0fb0a85e977 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/airflow-plugin.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "metadata-models/**"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 923abac5ef34af..624e5d5df32178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - "docs/**"
       - "**.md"
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dagster-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/dagster-plugin.yml
index fa15a280c9d39f..a2ac59d6989a9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dagster-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dagster-plugin.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "metadata-models/**"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gx-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/gx-plugin.yml
index eb0ca9a7dbbb97..c28bdbb30eb36d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gx-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gx-plugin.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "metadata-models/**"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
index 8cfc2d396badd2..be6026098ce420 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata-ingestion.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "metadata-models/**"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
index 6efcf58c700b1f..80af03e77eef82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/metadata-io.yml"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prefect-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/prefect-plugin.yml
index 68736f9fd10156..401efa340ae8ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prefect-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prefect-plugin.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "metadata-models/**"
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}