diff --git a/.github/workflows/external-data-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/external-data-checker.yml
index 195806f9a78..1bb03ee9799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external-data-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external-data-checker.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 * * * *'
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   flathub-data-checker-global:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge.yml b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
index 992a712fba3..e14ef45888c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
     types:
       - created
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   merge:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 38a44ef53ae..0788b60d20a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest