diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7348a6..981a982 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      checkout-ref:
+        description: Git ref to check out when this workflow is called by another workflow.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
 
 concurrency:
   group: ci-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -17,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref || github.ref }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6
         with:
@@ -46,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref || github.ref }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 39a56e4..2b7e4f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - v[0-9].[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-tag:
+        description: Release tag, for example v1.2.3 or v1.2.3-rc1
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -15,15 +21,18 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   ci:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+    with:
+      checkout-ref: ${{ inputs['release-tag'] || github.ref }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   release:
     needs: ci
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps: 
+    steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ inputs['release-tag'] || github.ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
@@ -31,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: '~> v2'
-          args: release --clean
+          args: release --clean --config .goreleaser.yaml
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG: ${{ inputs['release-tag'] || github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 9dadb06..9f65178 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ builds:
       - -X github.com/arm/remoteproc-runtime/internal/version.Version={{.Version}}
       - -X github.com/arm/remoteproc-runtime/internal/version.GitCommit={{.Commit}}
 
+release:
+    prerelease: auto
+
 archives:
   - formats: [tar.gz]
     name_template: "remoteproc-runtime_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 9b38caf..1b4d7f0 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ PRs must have semantic commit titles (enforced by GitHub Actions).
 
 ### Releases
 
-Releases are automated using GoReleaser when a new tag is pushed:
+Releases are automated using GoReleaser when a release tag is pushed:
 
 ```bash
 # Create and push a new version tag
@@ -204,3 +204,22 @@ The release workflow will:
 1. Build binaries for multiple platforms
 
 1. Create a GitHub release with artifacts
+
+You can also start the release from GitHub Actions:
+
+1. Open the **Release** workflow.
+
+1. Select **Run workflow**.
+
+1. Enter the release tag, for example `v0.1.0` or `v0.1.0-rc1`.
+
+To create a pre-release, use an `-rc<number>` tag:
+
+```bash
+git tag v0.1.0-rc1
+git push origin v0.1.0-rc1
+```
+
+Then run the **Release** workflow with **release-tag** set to `v0.1.0-rc1`.
+GoReleaser marks the GitHub release as a pre-release automatically from the
+tag.