diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-report-crate.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-report-crate.yml
index 69fdf37..8db764d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-report-crate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-report-crate.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "rust/chainlink-data-streams-report-v*"
   workflow_dispatch: # Keeping manual trigger as fallback
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version to publish (e.g., 0.0.1)"
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -21,9 +25,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify tag matches version
         run: |
           VERSION=$(grep '^version = "' rust/crates/report/Cargo.toml | cut -d '"' -f2)
-          TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/rust/chainlink-data-streams-report-v}
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]]; then
+            TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/rust/chainlink-data-streams-report-v}
+          else
+            TAG_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          fi
           if [ "$VERSION" != "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($VERSION) != tag ($TAG_VERSION)"
+            echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($VERSION) != expected version ($TAG_VERSION)"
             exit 1
           fi
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-sdk-crate.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-sdk-crate.yml
index 3eda946..c5cc853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-rust-sdk-crate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-rust-sdk-crate.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     tags:
       - "rust/chainlink-data-streams-sdk-v*"
   workflow_dispatch: # Keeping manual trigger as fallback
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version to publish (e.g., 0.0.1)"
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -21,9 +25,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify tag matches version
         run: |
           VERSION=$(grep '^version = "' rust/crates/sdk/Cargo.toml | cut -d '"' -f2)
-          TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/rust/chainlink-data-streams-sdk-v}
+          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]]; then
+            TAG_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/rust/chainlink-data-streams-sdk-v}
+          else
+            TAG_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          fi
           if [ "$VERSION" != "$TAG_VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($VERSION) != tag ($TAG_VERSION)"
+            echo "Version mismatch: Cargo.toml ($VERSION) != expected version ($TAG_VERSION)"
             exit 1
           fi