diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 914f5498d5ff..2edadedfb35d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      already_published_to_maven_central:
+        description: 'Has the release already been published to maven central?'
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@ac638b010cf58a27ee6c972d7336334ccaf61c96 # v4.4.1
 
       - name: Build and publish artifacts
+        if: ${{ !inputs.already_published_to_maven_central }}
         env:
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew assemble spdxSbom publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
 
       - name: Build and publish gradle plugins
+        if: ${{ !inputs.already_published_to_maven_central }}
         env:
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
@@ -114,6 +121,10 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew build publishPlugins publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
         working-directory: gradle-plugins
 
+      - name: Build and publish artifacts
+        if: ${{ inputs.already_published_to_maven_central }}
+        run: ./gradlew assemble spdxSbom
+
       - name: Collect SBOMs
         run: |
           mkdir sboms