diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
index 36171543cac4..97cc37c6cb33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: "Compile all queries using the latest stable CodeQL CLI"
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:  # makes sure the cache gets populated - running on the branches people tend to merge into.
       - main