diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2313fa0..3de16bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      build_number:
+        description: "Docker image tag to be deployed"
+        required: true
+        default: ""
 jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -24,9 +30,14 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '21'
       - name: Generate Build Number
         run: |
-          BUILD_NUMBER=$(date +'%d%m%Y%H%M%S')
+          if [ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.build_number }}"]; then
+            BUILD_NUMBER=$(date +'%d%m%Y%H%M%S')
+            echo "No build number provided. Using $BUILD_NUMBER"
+          else
+            BUILD_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.build_number }}"
+            echo "Using provided build number $BUILD_NUMBER"
+          fi
           echo "BUILD_NUMBER=$BUILD_NUMBER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "Generated Build Number: $BUILD_NUMBER"
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -48,4 +59,4 @@ jobs:
             docker image prune -f
             docker ps
             echo "$BUILD_NUMBER" > build-number.txt
-          EOF
+          EOF
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