diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 72f2b41..1fab15c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install cosign
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.7.0
 
       - name: Cache cargo bin
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo component build --release
 
       - name: Publish to GitHub Container Registry
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         id: publish
         uses: bytecodealliance/wkg-github-action@v5
         with:
@@ -73,4 +75,5 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
 
       - name: Sign the wasm component
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: cosign sign --yes ghcr.io/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}/${{ env.COMPONENT_NAME }}@${{ steps.publish.outputs.digest }}