diff --git a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
index 0881d2528d..8e235532cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/budibase_ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - develop 
+ workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
index 87e4f0988a..7ee02ccdd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
       - 'yarn.lock'
       - 'package.json'
       - 'yarn.lock'
+ workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   POSTHOG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.POSTHOG_TOKEN }}
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
 
     steps:
+      - name: Fail if branch is not develop
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/develop' 
+        run: | 
+          echo "Ref is not develop, you must run this job from develop."
+          exit 1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3fe81dbcd1..359ad4467b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
       - 'yarn.lock'
       - 'package.json'
       - 'yarn.lock'
+ workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   POSTHOG_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.POSTHOG_TOKEN }}
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Fail if branch is not master
+        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' 
+        run: | 
+          echo "Ref is not master, you must run this job from master."
+          exit 1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with: